Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday announced plans to reshuffle his cabinet to make it more inclusive following weeks of anti-government protests.Bolivians began demonstrating and erecting roadblocks three weeks ago to demand salary increases, stable fuel supplies and measures to mitigate the worst economic crisis in 40 years.
The protests have since snowballed into a revolt, marked by calls for Paz's resignation, just six months after he took office.
The government has accused the protesters of trying to stage a "coup" but in his first remarks to the press in nearly a week Paz sounded a conciliatory note.
"We need to reorganize a cabinet that must be able to listen," he said, without giving details.
He added that he would also set up an "economic and social council" to allow the Indigenous groups, farmers, miners and other workers who have been in the street to have a say in government policy.
