Formerly an ally of Morales, Gil is widely credited with having garnered electoral support for him in the province of Santa Cruz, which is considered to be politically conservative.
Gil broke with Morales in 2006 over several issues, including alleged corruption in the new government, its confiscatory policies,[1] and the perception that Morales represents a trend towards an authoritarian ethnocentric order which is concerned solely about the interests of some of the indigenous Quechua and Aymara people.
Gil has accused Vice President Álvaro García Linera of leading a conspiracy to seize her land and others', a charge he has denied.
[2] In 2008, Gil formed a new political party, Fuerza Demócrata (FD), with another former Morales supporter, Román Loayza.
[4] Reyes Villa was a losing candidate in Bolivia's 2009 presidential elections, having finished second behind President Evo Morales.