Bolivia's Elections Headed for First Presidential Runoff

Bolivia presidential election: preliminary results put two rightwing candidates in run-off vote

First-round result marks the end of nearly 20 years of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo as economic crisis grips the countryBolivia’s presidential election will go to a run-off for the first time, with two rightwing candidates competing for the presidency – marking the end of nearly 20 years of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas).The candidate with the most votes, however, turned out to be a surprise: centre-…

Bolivia's elections headed for first presidential runoff

Early exit polls late Sunday showed that Bolivia's presidential race will likely go into a second round, with the ruling leftist party headed to its worst electoral defeat in a generation. Dark horse centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was the surprise leader with over 32% of the vote, according to projections based on partial results by Ipsos and Captura polling firms. Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, a right-wing former president who briefly led the country in …

Bolivia votes in elections expected to empower the right wing for first time in decades

LA PAZ, Bolivia — After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, millions of Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two decades. The vote, which could spell the end of the Andean nation’s long-dominant leftist party, is one of the most consequential for Bolivia in recent times — and one of the most unpredictable.…

Right-wing and centrist lead in Bolivian presidential election

According to the data, 31.6% of the votes went to Rodrigo Paz Pereira, while 27.1% went to Jorge Quiroga

Bolivia votes in elections expected to empower the right wing for first time in decades

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse , Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two d

Bolivia elections expected to empower the right for first time in decades

After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, Bolivians were voting for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two decades