Strasbourg, 10/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Following the resignation of the Bolivian President, Carlos Mesa, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, reiterating its hope that the situation does not lead to a power vacuum. The MEPs call upon the EU to support the democratic process by promoting dialogue forums for peaceful ends, and hoped that a delegation can be sent out on the ground to observe the situation. The EP states that it is also prepared to provide a framework for the electoral processes, wherever its presence is required, in the capacity of an observer. During the debate, several MEPs pointed out that the situation in Bolivia could have been seen coming. In the view of Marios Matsakis (ALDE, Cyprus), the elements which triggered the crisis (distribution of land, the fact that wealth from natural gas does not go to benefit the people) " have been in place for a long time". The chaos in La Paz "makes us fear the worst", said Luis Yanez Barnuevo Garcia (PES, Spain), who said: "none of the politicians are statesmen", with the exception of the outgoing President, who is "full of good intentions", but who is also "a man alone, without a party or parliamentary support". Raul Romeva i Rueda (Greens/EFA, Spain) called for an inquiry into the behaviour of European companies on the ground (particularly in the field of energy), and Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL, Portugal) pleaded in favour of the cancellation of external debt. Speaking on behalf of the Commission, Neelie Kroes expressed her hopes that "the efforts of the Catholic Church to organise dialogue and a seamless constitutional succession will meet with success". The EU has "few means to intervene whilst the country is in crisis", despite the existence of projects to support democracy and protect the indigenous minorities, she said.