US EditionMeet the Multimillionaire Who Wants to Be Bolivia’s First Right-Wing President Elected in 20 Years
BOLIVIA, JUL 31 – Samuel Doria Medina leads in polls promising to end fuel subsidies and overhaul Bolivia's economy amid its worst crisis since 1991, with potential arrest of former president Morales.
- On Aug. 17, Bolivia will vote for Doria Medina, who polls show as a frontrunner challenging nearly two decades of MAS rule.
- Amid crippling dollar shortages, Bolivia hemorrhaged $3 billion subsidizing gasoline last year, and the MAS party’s model has gone bust.
- To implement rapid reforms, Doria Medina would scrap fuel subsidies and seek rapprochement with the United States, he said.
- Facing a split in the MAS party, he said he promises unity as Morales remains excluded and loyalists vow to leave ballots blank.
- Such an outcome could position Bolivia to leverage its lithium reserves and align more closely with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Meet the multimillionaire who wants to be Bolivia's first right-wing president elected in 20 years
Samuel Doria Medina is running for president of Bolivia. And he has a chance, with polls showing him as a frontrunner in the Aug. 17 election.
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