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The MAS party lost, but the real test for the country will be the coming transition of power and governing beyond that.
The first round of Bolivia's presidential election on Aug. 17 brought an end to 20 years of socialist rule. The winner of the ...
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered judges to urgently review whether three prominent right-wing ...
Preliminary results of first-round voting for president of Bolivia on August 17 determined that centrist Rodrigo Paz, with 32 ...
Socialism may have failed, as it always does, in Bolivia, but that unfortunately does not mean that it is turning toward the ...
That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...
Opinion

Turning Point

Bolivia’s presidential election has set the stage for a political transformation, unprecedented in nearly two decades.
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first Indigenous president, rose to power by championing Indigenous rights and environmental ...
Bolivia's presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga has promised major economic reforms, including giving citizens direct ownership stakes.
Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 ...
Voters say they’ve had enough of the hard-left MAS party.
Early results in Bolivia's presidential election show the country headed for an unprecedented runoff following a vote in ...