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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 ...
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Bolivia Elections Restore Established Order, Socialists are Dismissed

Preliminary results of first-round voting for president of Bolivia on August 17 determined that centrist Rodrigo Paz, with 32 ...

Bolivia heads to unprecedented presidential election runoff

Early results showed Bolivia's centrist Rodrigo Paz in a surprise lead in Sunday's presidential race, with a likely second ...

Bolivia heads to a presidential runoff as 2 decades of left-wing dominance end

A dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an ...
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Three Things to Know About Bolivia's 2025 First-Round Election Results

Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 ...

Far right regaining power in Bolivia after collapse of Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)

The return to power of the far right in Bolivia proves once again that bourgeois nationalism only serves to disarm the ...

Bolivia's Supreme Court issues rare order that could see detained right-wing politicians freed

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered judges to urgently review whether three prominent right-wing ...

Bolivia's left in historic defeat as presidential vote set for October

Early official result showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.

Bolivia heads to runoff after right turn in presidential vote

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election, according to early official results, which showed ...

1 in 5 Bolivians spoiled their ballots – a sign of voter dissatisfaction as nation tips to the right

For the first time since returning to democracy, Bolivia’s presidential election heads to a runoff. But no left-wing ...
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Rodrigo Paz and Tuto Quiroga will compete for the Bolivian presidency in October

The Christian Democratic Party candidate pulled off a surprise victory, winning the most votes in the first round ahead of ...

Bolivia's left in historic defeat as presidential vote set for October runoff

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election late on Sunday, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its ...