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Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia presidential election, ending 20 years of socialist rule
Rodrigo Paz won with 54% of the vote, reflecting voter frustration over Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades and ending 20 years of socialist Movement Toward Socialism party rule.
- Rodrigo Paz won the Bolivian presidential election with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jorge Quiroga, who received 45.4%, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
- Paz's campaign focused on economic reforms, promising lower taxes while maintaining social spending.
- His vice-presidential running mate, Edman Lara, emphasized unity and reconciliation after a contentious campaign.
- Bolivia faces significant economic challenges, including inflation over 20% and fuel shortages, which the new president aims to address with a new economic approach.
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The election of center-right Sen. Rodrigo Paz as president of Bolivia Sunday was inarguably the latest rejection of the leftist agenda that at one point dominated nearly all of Latin America. After 20 years of socialism under Presidents Evo Morales and Luis Arce, both affiliated with the Movement for Socialism (MAS) Party, voters chose Paz, son of a former president, over stalwart conservative former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga by a margin of…
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The Tragedy of Bolivian Socialism
On October 19, Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz Pereira to the presidency. A center-right senator and son of former president Jaime Paz Zamora (1989-1993), Paz ran on a platform of “Capitalism For All,” defeating conservative former president Jorge Quiroga in a run-off. This contest between two right-wing candidates marked a decisive end to almost two decades of political dominance by the leftist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), formerly led by Ev…
Rodrigo Paz, winner of the presidential elections in Bolivia, dismissed during an interview with CNN any possibility of having agreed with the Movement to Socialism (MAS) to reach power and assured that his victory represents the closing of a...
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