Bolivia Goes to the Most Polarized Elections without Evo Morales and in the Worst Crisis in 40 Years

With former President Evo Morales out of the polls, ten candidates will participate in the presidential elections on August 17 in Bolivia.

Santa Cruz, May 22, 2025 (ATB Digital) .- Constitutionalist lawyer Omar Barrientos spoke about the uncertainty that Bolivian society is going through about the general elections scheduled for August 17th. He pointed out that the proliferation of political parties and citizen groups has turned politics into a business, with organizations that lack leaders or vice versa, which makes the electoral process less serious. Barrientos indicated that abo…

Boris Acosta Reyes The presidential race in Bolivia started with ten registered candidates, a divided progressism without former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) and a diverse right. The blocs will try to seduce an electorate hit by the severe economic crisis and looking for exits and answers in the elections called for August 17th. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reported that the organization Evo Pueblo and the Bolivian National Action P…

The departure of Evo Morales and the political polarization increase uncertainty in the face of the August 17 elections in Bolivia. By Paola Flores and Carlos Valdez LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — With former President Evo Morales out of the elections, ten candidates will participate in the presidential elections of August 17 in Bolivia. The elections find the ruling party fractured and at risk of losing power after 19 years, amid the worst economic cri…

The presidential race in Bolivia began with ten candidates registered respectively, a split left without former President Evo Morales and a diverse right. The blocs will try to seduce an electorate hit by the worst economic crisis in decades and looking for exits and answers in the elections called for August. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) confirmed that they received ten nominations to the presidency and at the insistence of the media cl…