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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 32.1% of the vote, and ...

Bolivia exit polls suggest leftist defeat, centrist Rodrigo Paz leads

Early exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election on Sunday showed Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic ...

Bolivia's presidential frontrunner has 'phone stolen' while celebrating first-round win

The surprise frontrunner in Bolivia's presidential elections reportedly had his phone stolen on Sunday while giving a speech ...
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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 ...

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 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 ...
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Bolivia va a un balotaje tras elecciones que ponen fin a dos décadas de gobiernos izquierdistas

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Los bolivianos irán a un balotaje tras unos sorpresivos comicios presidenciales que dieron el triunfo a un senador de centro que no figuraba entre los favoritos, aunque ...