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Bolivia's Swing Right Sounds Alarm for Latin American Leftists

Driven by voter anger at soaring inflation and fuel shortages, as well as desire for a change after almost two decades of ...

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 ...

Exclusive-Bolivia's Quiroga would grant resource ownership rights, eyes US trade

By Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga said he would ...
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After 20 years in power, Bolivia’s socialists crash out of it

That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...

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: What you need to know

Almost 8 million Bolivians are set to vote on August 17 for a new president, vice president and all legislative seats - 26 ...

Bolivia’s presidential vote heads to a runoff between centrist and right-wing candidates

After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, Bolivians were voting for a new president and ...
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Bolivia shifts to the right, but its socialist legacy will linger

Bolivian voters have ended two decades of leftist rule. But the legacy of former president Evo Morales and his organized base will cast a long shadow.