US EditionBolivia’s first conservative president in 20 years promises warmer US ties
Rodrigo Paz, winning 54.5% of the vote, aims to revive US ties severed under Evo Morales to stabilize Bolivia's economy amid 23% inflation, officials said.
- On Monday, Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz said he will resume diplomatic relations with the United States nearly 20 years after ties were broken under Evo Morales and is set to take office on November 8.
- Economic data show a post-boom slump in Bolivia's hydrocarbon production as Evo Morales nationalized energy and allied with China and Russia, while Bolivia's economy entered recession with depleted dollars.
- U.S. officials signaled openness, with Marco Rubio saying the Trump administration "stands ready to partner with Bolivia on shared priorities," Paz said he received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Congress approved a $3.5 billion loan and Paz is seeking $600 million to stabilise finances; José Gabriel Espinoza says restored ties aim to attract foreign investors and secure imports.
- Politically, Paz faces trade-offs over constitutional reform and Indigenous concerns as he plans changes to 'put the house in order' while rejecting an IMF bailout and engaging María Corina Machado.
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La Paz, Bolivia's President-elect Rodrigo Paz announced yesterday that he will resume relations with the United States, broken since 2008 during the government of former President Evo Morales, and invited Venezuelan María Corona Machado, an opponent of Nicolás Maduro's government, to take office on November 8 and has repeatedly called for an American military intervention in her country.
Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington
Bolivia's president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, announced on Monday his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with the United States after a 17-year hiatus under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) governments.
The president-elect of Bolivia, center-right Rodrigo Paz, announced this Monday that he will resume relations with the United States, broken since 2008 during the government of leftist Evo Morales. Peace, 58-year-old economist, won on Sunday the presidential balloting with 54.5% of the votes before the former right-wing president Jorge Quiroga, according to the official count. He will assume the government on November 8. From the electoral campa…
Bolivia’s new pro-business leader vows to renew US ties after two decades
Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz vowed Monday to restore diplomatic ties with Washington, signaling a pro-business shift after nearly 20 years of socialist rule blamed for deep economic troubles. The 58-year-old economist-turned-senator won Sunday’s run-off, defeating a right-wing rival after the socialist MAS party was barred following the August vote.
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