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Bolivia Heads to Runoff After Rodrigo Paz Leads Vote, Ending MAS's 20-Year Rule
- Bolivians voted on August 17, 2025, for president and parliament in La Paz, triggering the country's first-ever presidential runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing Jorge Quiroga.
- The runoff followed an electoral rule requiring over 50% of votes or 40% with a 10-point lead, which no candidate met amid economic crisis and fragmentation of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party.
- Rodrigo Paz led with around 32 percent, Quiroga placed second near 26 percent, and millionaire Samuel Doria Medina finished third with about 20 percent, while Morales-supporting candidates trailed.
- The election day passed peacefully with isolated incidents that did not affect voting, but experts warned right-wing victories could harm Indigenous and impoverished communities reliant on subsidies.
- The runoff on October 19 could end 20 years of leftist rule, bring austerity measures like subsidy cuts, and lead to closer U.S. ties amid hopes to address Bolivia's economic collapse and inflation near 25 percent.
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Both candidates for the final election promise, among other things, the reduction of subsidies and the privatisation of state enterprises. The reforms will be decisive for the Bolivians. Politically, the country must find a new balance.
Bolivia Heads to Presidential Run-off as MAS Ends Two-decade Rule
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bolivia heads to a presidential run-off as centrist Rodrigo Paz leads with 32.8% and conservative Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga follows with 26.4%. MAS, in power since 2005, is "out of the picture," Al Jazeera reports. The run-off will be held on October 19 amid a severe economic crisis. World News | Bolivia Heads to Presidential Run-off as MAS Ends Two-decade Rule.
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DailyTruthReportSocialism suffers its first defeat in Bolivia in 20 years with right wing and centrist candidates headed to a runoff
Voters in Bolivia rejected socialist candidates for the first time in over 20 years in their presidential election Sunday. Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism, or MAS party, dominated politics since his first election in 2005. But the Latin American country signaled a shift to the right Sunday, according to an unofficial early count. Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former president Jorge “Tuto” Qu…
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