Bolivia, Morales and el alto
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What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape
One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as a moderate reformer. The other is former right-wing president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga,
Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 Constitution. As voters prepare to pick their next president, AS/COA online looks at dark horse candidate Paz, the collapse of MAS, and the composition of the next national legislature.
Ex-President Morales is credited with lifting millions out of poverty. But his political ambitions divide the left.
Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation,
A centrist and a center-right candidate made it through the first round of the country’s presidential election.
Early official result showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.
Bolivia’s presidential vote is headed to an unprecedented runoff after Sunday’s election ended over two decades of ruling party dominance in the Andean nation
LA PAZ, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Early exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election on Sunday showed Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party leading, with the ruling Movement for Socialism party on track to suffer its worst electoral defeat in a generation.