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From TikTok to frontrunner, inside Paz's presidential campaign in Bolivia

Senator Rodrigo Paz, the surprise top finisher in Bolivia's first-round presidential election, spent years traveling the ...

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Bolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga ...
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Three Things to Know About Bolivia's 2025 First-Round Election Results

Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 ...

Official Bolivia presidential count shows centrist Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead

Early official results in Bolivia showed the centrist Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party leading Sunday's ...

Bolivia's left in historic defeat as presidential vote set for October

Early official result showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.

Bolivia set to elect first non-left wing president in two decades

Bolivia is set to elect a non-left wing president after nearly two decades of near-continuous rule by the incumbent socialist ...

Bolivia's presidential vote goes to runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates

A dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an outright victory, early results showed.

Bolivia exit polls suggest leftist defeat, centrist Rodrigo Paz leads

Early exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election on Sunday showed Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic ...

Bolivia heads to presidential run-off between right-leaning candidates

Bolivia is headed to a presidential run-off election between a center-right politician and a right-wing candidate after ...

Bolivia presidential count shows centrist Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead

STORY: Early official results in Bolivia show the country's ruling leftists on track for their worst defeat in a ...

Bolivia heads to runoff after right turn in presidential vote

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election, according to early official results, which showed ...

Bolivia heads to a runoff after an election ends two decades of ruling party dominance

Bolivia's presidential election is heading to a runoff after Sunday's vote ended over two decades of ruling party dominance ...