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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 ...
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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 ...

Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest

Bolivia’s charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn’t know what ...

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.
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After 20 years in power, Bolivia’s socialists crash out of it

That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental ...

Bolivia election: What you need to know

Almost 8 million Bolivians are set to vote on August 17 for a new president, vice president and all legislative seats - 26 ...

Bolivian voters are hungry for change — and disillusioned by the options ahead of election

With just two days to go until Bolivia’s presidential election, few are talking about the choice of candidates.

The U.S. sees Bolivia’s socialist defeat ‘with great glee,’ says Latin America expert

As Bolivia swings to the right, Bianna Golodryga speaks to Christopher Sabatini, senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham ...