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Bolivia Elects Center-Right Leader Amid Crisis
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.5...
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Bolivia Moves Past Socialism
MAS lost all of its 21 Senate seats, and all but two of its 75 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, Bolivia’s lower house of Congress. MAS won so few votes that the party almost lost its legal status. The exiled Morales told his supporters to spoil...
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Bolivia 'reclaiming its place on the international stage': President-elect Paz
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Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz said Sunday his country was "reclaiming its place on the international stage" as his victory at the ballot box ended two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis....
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Bolivia has a new president, ending 20 years of leftist rule
The centrist Rodrigo Paz won the second round of Bolivia’s presidential election, defeating conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. The country’s deep economic crisis has helped end nearly two decades of failed rule. Senator Paz of the Christian...
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Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, gestures as he leaves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, on October 19, 2025.
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the nation deep in economic crisis. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.5 percent of the...
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Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency — preliminary results
Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off election that brought a center-right candidate to power after two decades of one-party rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. The vote pitted two conservative...
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Bolivian Presidential Election Results: Rodrigo Paz Makes History in First-Ever Runoff Vote — Is This the Start of a New US–Bolivia Era?
Rodrigo Paz Pereira has won Bolivia's first-ever presidential runoff election, marking a decisive break from nearly two decades of left-wing dominance under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. According to preliminary results released by the...
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Bolivians look right for a new president, ending two decades of socialism
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The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Bolivians voted for a new president Sunday between two pro-business candidates, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.With dollars and fuel in short supply and annual...
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Bolivia poised to elect Rodrigo Paz president
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United Press International (UPI)
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Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivers a speech in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday. Paz expressed his gratitude for the support he received in winning Bolivia's unprecedented presidential runoff election and promised to "reopen" the country to...
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Bolivia elects center-right president, ending t…
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Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97.8 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.6...
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Bolivia votes in presidential runoff amid deep economic strain
Bolivians voted in a calm presidential runoff on Sunday as the country faces a severe economic crisis, currency shortages, and growing US pressure over investment access to its vast lithium and energy resources. Bolivians went to the polls on...
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Bolivia to pick a rightwing president, ending 2 decades of socialist rule
Bolivians voted for a new president Sunday between two pro-business candidates, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis. With dollars and fuel in short supply and annual...
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Bolivia Officially Elects Its First Non-Socialist President in 20 Years
It looks like Bolivia is done with socialism. For the first time since 2005, the country has officially elected a candidate who is not a part of Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. This comes as Bolivia faces a serious economic...
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Bolivians react to Rodrigo Paz becoming Bolivia's next president
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Bolivia elects centre-right president, ending decades of socialism
LA PAZ - Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97.8 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz...
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Bolivia ends two decades of socialist rule as center-right Rodrigo Paz wins presidency
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Le Monde
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Supporters of presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrate preliminary results showing hime leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. IVAN VALENCIA / AP Bolivians on Sunday, October 19, elected a...
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Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president
Published On 20 Oct 202520 Oct 2025 Bolivians have elected Rodrigo Paz of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) as their new president, ending almost 20 years of governance by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. With 97 percent of...
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Bolivia Elects Rodrigo Paz as New President, Marking Political Shift
Rodrigo Pas. Getty Images/Mateo Romay Salinas As reported by Reuters Bolivia has elected a new president – the 58-year-old senator Rodrigo Paz, who supports market reforms and the concept of “capitalism for all.” The victory marks the end of...
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Bolivia’s Centrist Paz Ends Nearly 20 Years Of MAS Rule
Home South America Bolivia’s Centrist Paz Ends Nearly 20 Years Of MAS Rule Bolivia's fragile economy dominated the runoff campaign. Once plentiful natural gas exports have plummeted, inflation is at a 40-year high, and fuel is scarce. On Sunday,...
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Bolivia ushers in new political era with presidential vote
Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off election that will change the country's trajectory after two decades of one-party rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. The choice they have before them pits two...
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