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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 ...

Bolivia votes, a protest in Mexico and more top photos this week from Latin America

Bolivians voted in general elections. Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won’t ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

Bolivia election: voters bring two decades of leftist politics to an end

A seismic political shift has taken place in Bolivia. The country’s leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party, which has ...

Socialism Just Imploded in Bolivia

Two decades ago, democratic socialism was rising in Latin America. The so-called "pink tide" swept leftist leaders into power ...
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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.