Bolivia seems to be in the midst of a social and political crisis. In addition, social movements have regained an impressive strength that has rendered the political system incapable of responding. The successor of Sanchez de Losada, Carlos Mesa tried from the beginning of its mandate to achieve a conciliatory policy; however, he did not manage to alleviate the pressure of popular demands. The new president gave the impression of caving into the demands, a fact which earned him strong criticisms from Congress that underlined his lack of authority. Finally, after two tries, his resignation was accepted on June 2005. In the end, the demands no longer looked for new concessions they simply focused on how they were going to be implemented.