 The following day, Áñez arrived at La Paz-El Alto airport and was taken in a military helicopter to a nearby Air Force base; from here she traveled in convoy to the Senate.On 12 November 2019, in a brief legislative session without quorum, due to the ruling party's boycott, Áñez declared herself as acting president of Bolivia while holding a large bible, stating that "the bible has returned to the government palace".Áñez obtained the favourable vote of the opposition parties, a third part of the parliament, while the Movement for Socialism ruling party did not participate in the voting, rejecting the succession.