‘We’re in power now’: Evo Morales makes gleeful return to town he fled

Tens of thousands of supporters greet Bolivian ex-president during his triumphant return to Chimore

Tens of thousands of jubilant followers have welcomed Evo Morales back to the coca-growing region from which he fled into exile exactly one year ago after what they branded a racist rightwing coup.

Evo, Evo, Evo," chanted the people who had travelled from all over Bolivia to witness their leader's triumphant return home in the jungle-flanked town of Chimore.