Bolivia, election day and Centre-right politics
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Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation,
Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 Constitution. As voters prepare to pick their next president, AS/COA online looks at dark horse candidate Paz, the collapse of MAS, and the composition of the next national legislature.
Bolivia’s charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn’t know what to do about threats by the right-wing presidential candidates to arrest him if they came to power.
Bolivia’s presidential vote is headed to an unprecedented runoff after Sunday’s election ended over two decades of ruling party dominance in the Andean nation
A centrist and a center-right candidate made it through the first round of the country’s presidential election.
Almost 8 million Bolivians are set to vote on August 17 for a new president, vice president and all legislative seats - 26 senators and 130 deputies.
With just two days to go until Bolivia’s presidential election, few are talking about the choice of candidates.
As Bolivia swings to the right, Bianna Golodryga speaks to Christopher Sabatini, senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, about what the results mean for Bolivia and for Latin America.