Bolivia votes for president to confront worst crisis since 1980s

Bolivians are voting in a presidential runoff to decide which of two pro-business candidates they trust to lead them out of their deepest economic crisis in forty years. Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party and former President...

Bolivian election authority says preliminary results show that centrist Rodrigo Paz has won presidential race

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian election authority says preliminary results show that centrist Rodrigo Paz has won presidential race. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...

Re: Israeli Ambassador to Ghana rejects Ablakwa’s ‘Gaza genocide’ tag 

On October 25, 2025, Myjoyonline carried a news item under the title above in which the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, criticised Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and the United Nations for labelling Israeli...

Bolivia Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, early official count shows

Centrist senator and presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) poses for a selfie with a supporter after casting his vote at a polling station, during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, October...

Bolivian polls close in election steering country closer to US

Inflation has surged to 23 per cent since the start of the year, while fuel and dollar shortages have crippled consumer demand. Natural gas exports - once Bolivia's economic engine - have plummeted, straining the boliviano currency and limiting...

Bolivia set to elect new president, ending era of left-wing rule

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 19, (dpa/GNA) – After nearly two decades of left-wing governments in Bolivia, the South American nation is on the brink of a political shift as a run-off election on Sunday decides the future leadership of the country. As no...

Bolivian voters will choose between Senator Rodrigo Paz (L) and former interim president Jorge Quiroga (R)

Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.

Bolivians Vote in Historic Runoff, Poised to End Two Decades of Socialist Dominance Amid Economic Turmoil

BOGOTA, Colombia – As the sun rises over the Andean highlands on Sunday, October 19, 2025, some 7.9 million Bolivians are streaming toward polling stations for the nation's first-ever presidential runoff election, a high-stakes contest that could...

Image of Argentina’s patroness destroyed, chapel burned down

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 4, 2025 / 09:30 am The destruction of an image of Our Lady of Luján, the patroness of Argentina, and the burning of a chapel has shocked two communities in Argentina. Authorities are currently investigating the acts of...

Bolivia elects centre-right president, ending two decades of socialism

“We hope the country improves,” homemaker Maria Eugenia Penaranda, 56, said, bundled up against the cold as she cast her vote in La Paz, about 3600m above sea level. “We cannot make ends meet. There is a lot of suffering. Too much,” she told AFP....

Bolivians vote for change after 20 years of one-party rule, in photos

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians voted in the first presidential runoff in 20 years without the ruling MAS party, choosing between former President Jorge Quiroga and Sen. Rodrigo Paz as the country battles a deep economic crisis. × Javascript is...

Bolivia’s Currency Crisis and the Battle Between Two Rights

After two decades of MAS dominance and three years of currency freefall, Bolivians face an unfamiliar choice: two conservatives offering opposing cures. One bets on IMF shock therapy and austerity; the other on legalizing the shadows and coaxing...

Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz as president as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades

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Bolivian election authority says preliminary results show that centrist Rodrigo Paz has won presidential race

Bolivia heads to polls in a tight presidential runoff

An electoral official shows an unmarked ballot with runoff candidates Jorge Quiroga, (right), and Rodrigo Paz to voters during a presidential election in El Alto, Bolivia on Oct 19. (AP) LA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct 19, (AP): Bolivians began voting Sunday...

Bolivia heads to polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from crisis

Bolivia holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which conservative and capitalist candidate can better address the country’s economic crisis, after almost two decades of rule by the Movement...

Bolivia looks to the right for salvation

LA PAZ – Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis. With dollars and fuel in short...

Bolivians head to runoff after leftist dominance crumbles

BOGOTA, Colombia Bolivians head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff election, choosing between centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and conservative former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. Paz, the 57-year-old candidate for the Christian...

Bolivia votes in runoff poll marking pro-market shift

Bolivians are voting in a presidential runoff that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations. The race pits centrist senator Rodrigo Paz...

Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga concedes election defeat