Bolivia heads to a presidential runoff
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Early official result showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.
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.
The Christian Democratic Party candidate pulled off a surprise victory, winning the most votes in the first round ahead of the former president. The left is out of the power struggle for the first tim
Exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election show Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz leading, with the ruling Movement for Socialism party facing significant defeat. Despite past president Evo Morales' call for a boycott,
Bolivia will hold a presidential runoff on October 19 between centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and conservative former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, after no candidate secured a decisive victory in the August 17 first-round vote.
Bolivia’s vast lithium reserves have once again become a political bargaining chip in the run-up to the Aug. 17 general elections.