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

Bolivians on Monday began looking to a future without the ruling socialists of the past two decades, after the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections were won by a resurgent right. Both Paz,

The election marks a significant political shift, following the worst electoral defeat for the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party in two decades. Paz led the initial round, and the outcome will now depend on which candidate can win over the supporters of eliminated rivals.

Rodrigo Paz, who had trailed in the polls, won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, as decades of dominance by a leftist party neared an end.

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,