However , it did not include Mestizo as an option , which critics of current Bolivian President Evo Morales say was .
President wants more Bolivian to identify as one of the indigenous groups in order to lend more legitimacy to Mestizo 's indigenous - friendly policies .
However , it did not include Mestizo as an option , which critics of current Bolivian President Evo Morales say was because he wants more Bolivians to identify as one of the indigenous groups in order to lend more legitimacy to his indigenous - friendly policies .