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

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

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'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...