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Bolivia’s presidential vote headed for first-ever runoff between centrist, right-wing candidates

After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new president and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Bolivia’s presidential vote is headed to an unprecedented runoff after Sunday's election ended over two decades of ruling ...

‘Large’-eyed creature found in ‘swampy forest’ of Bolivia. It’s a new species

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with “long” toes in a “swampy forest” of Bolivia and discovered a new species, a ...

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, ...