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What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape

One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as ...

Explainer-Who Are Bolivia's Presidential Runoff Contenders Promising Economic Overhaul?

A well-known figure in Bolivian politics, Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, 65, is a conservative candidate representing the Alianza ...

A Centrist Surges in Bolivia as Voters Turn Away From Socialism

Rodrigo Paz, who had trailed in the polls, won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, as decades of ...

Blocked from Bolivia’s election, ex-leader Morales not sure how to respond to threats of arrest

Bolivia’s charismatic, long-serving ex-President Evo Morales told The Associated Press on Saturday that he didn’t know what ...

“Capitán Lara”, el expolicía convertido en héroe popular que busca la Vicepresidencia de Bolivia

Siendo un policía en la ciudad boliviana de Santa Cruz, Edman Lara saltó a la fama publicando historias sobre la corrupción ...

Bolivia’s Electoral Surprise Shows Limits of Billionaire’s Sway

Bolivia’s richest man went all out in this election cycle to publicly back a candidate that he thought could win the vote, ...

Bolivia the latest South American country to lurch right as fed-up voters reject ruling socialists

Amid economic collapse and political infighting, Christian Democrat pulls off surprise victory in presidential vote ...

Bolivia ends socialist era as opposition leaders head to historic runoff

Bolivia has entered a new stage in its life as a democracy after nearly two decades of dominance by the Movement for ...