Bolivia heads to a runoff
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Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Bolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule.
Early official result showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.
The return to power of the far right in Bolivia proves once again that bourgeois nationalism only serves to disarm the working class.
The forthcoming presidential election in Bolivia promises change after years of socialist rule, but Indigenous and environmental leaders remain skeptical about its potential impact on deforestation and pollution.
A well-known figure in Bolivian politics, Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, 65, is a conservative candidate representing the Alianza Libre coalition. He briefly served as president from 2001 to 2002 and has worked as an IMF consultant and a mining executive.