The followers of both politicians called two parallel congresses that seek to dominate the party, with a view to the presidential elections of 2025. The distance between the two has grown in recent months and the polarization in the party intensifies.
In the midst of this scuffle, after the appointment of the "presidential delegate" to the TSE, Morales challenged Arce to a primary election to choose the party's presidential candidate for 2025, and promised to support the winner. He declared a state of emergency, considering that this designation is "an attack on his candidacy" and promised that if he wins, he will support the MAS candidate in the presidential election. The TSE indicated that in the call "there was no consensus with the social organizations that make up the MAS" and that only 8 of the 14 members of the MAS board of directors signed the call. The division was felt more strongly during the MAS anniversary, each one celebrated it separately and, as is customary, their speeches were loaded with criticism and questions.