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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 ...

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 ...
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Will Evo Morales sink the left in Bolivia's presidential race?

Ex-President Morales is credited with lifting millions out of poverty. But his political ambitions divide the left.

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 ...

Bolivia election: voters bring two decades of leftist politics to an end

A seismic political shift has taken place in Bolivia. The country’s leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party, which has ...

Bolivia's presidential frontrunner has 'phone stolen' while celebrating first-round win

The surprise frontrunner in Bolivia's presidential elections reportedly had his phone stolen on Sunday while giving a speech ...

Barred from Bolivia’s elections, ex-leader Morales campaigns hard for invalid votes

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has launched a campaign for a contender called “Nulo,” representing a null-and-void ...
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Bolivia’s Quiroga would grant resource ownership rights, eyes US trade

Critics say his proposals may alienate Bolivia’s Indigenous majority, which remains wary of the traditional right. Quiroga has run several times, never making a runoff. He lost twice to former ...

Bolivia exit polls suggest leftist defeat, centrist Rodrigo Paz leads

LA PAZ, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Early exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election on Sunday showed Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz ...