US EditionAfter the Mas's First-Round Defeat in Bolivia, Candidate Rodrigo Paz Says There's No Turning Back.
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By CNN en Español Following his surprise victory in the first round of the presidential elections in Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz told CNN on Monday that the country has entered a new era of “no return” after voters ended the cycle of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) that governed for more than two decades. “Change is directed and there is no turning back. What matters now is whether renewal remains a factor of profound change or we remain with the p…
By CNN en Español Following his surprise victory in the first round of the presidential elections in Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz told CNN on Monday that the country has entered a new era of “no return” after voters ended the cycle of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) that governed for more than two decades. “Change is directed and there is no turning back. What matters now is whether renewal remains a factor of profound change or we remain with the p…
The unexpected arrival of Rodrigo Paz Pereira at the top of the election in the first round of the Bolivian presidential election, Sunday, August 17, marks the first defeat of the left in almost 20 years. Undefeated in politics, the son of former President Jaime Paz Zamora made for the first time against another right-wing candidate, former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga.
Rodrigo Paz Pereira, senator for Tarija and candidate for the Christian Democratic Party, gave the surprise in the Bolivian elections by leading the first round and advancing the ballot against Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. The senator obtained more than 1,561,000 votes -a 32.08%- and Quiroga (Free Alliance) exceeded 1,311,000 -a 26.94%-, according to the preliminary results issued by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) with more than 90% of votes coun…
The senator and standard-bearer of Christian Democracy positioned himself as an unexpected favorite after overcoming the ruling party and advancing the balloting, promoting proposals for decentralization, economic reform and justice
Rodrigo Paz Pereira knows what the ravages of politics are. Son of the Spanish woman Carmen Pereira and former Bolivian president Jaime Paz Zamora (1989-1993), the opposition senator for the Tarija region, to the south of Bolivia lived his childhood in several countries because his parents were persecuted during the military governments. Paz Pereira became the main revelation of the first electoral round, climbing from the last positions to be p…
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