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Bolivia’s presidential vote headed for first-ever runoff between centrist, right-wing candidates
Centrist Rodrigo Paz and former President Jorge Quiroga advance to Bolivia's first runoff since 1982 amid economic crisis and 30% undecided voters, officials said.
- 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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Bolivia headed for runoff between rightwing candidates
Right-wing candidates Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former President Jorge Tuto Quiroga advanced Sunday to an unprecedented runoff after the elections in Bolivia. Preliminary results showed Paz Pereira in front with 32.2% of the vote and Quiroga in second place with 26.9%, which marks a significant shift in Bolivian politics, as it signals the end of two decades of leftist rule by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, led by former presidents Evo Mor
The Christian Democrat Rodrigo Paz and the conservative Jorge Quiroga will contest the presidency after an election in which the leftist candidate falls to fourth place
In the first round of the presidential election in Bolivia, none of the candidates reached the required majority.
The two candidates are the Christian Democrat Paz and former President Quiroga
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