US EditionRodrigo Paz Wins Bolivian Presidential Election
Rodrigo Paz won with 54% of the vote, reflecting voter frustration over Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades and ending 20 years of socialist Movement Toward Socialism party rule.
- Rodrigo Paz won the Bolivian presidential election with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jorge Quiroga, who received 45.4%, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
- Paz's campaign focused on economic reforms, promising lower taxes while maintaining social spending.
- His vice-presidential running mate, Edman Lara, emphasized unity and reconciliation after a contentious campaign.
- Bolivia faces significant economic challenges, including inflation over 20% and fuel shortages, which the new president aims to address with a new economic approach.
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The socialist collapse in Bolivia makes Christian Democrat Rodrigo Paz the country's new president
Bolivia votes for 'capitalism for all'
Bolivia has taken a decisive turn to the right after the Christian Democratic Senator Rodrigo Paz won the second round of the presidential election after years of left-wing rule left the country’s economy in chaos. Paz, 58, narrowly beat another right winger, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga by 54.6 percent to 45.4 percent to take the presidency in the second round run off. He will be inaugurated on November 8. The landlocked country had been ruled by the l…
Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades (World)
Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia's next president, preliminary results showed on Monday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party and during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades. 'The trend is ir...
The Bolivians want a change for the better, comments Martin Ling. »Capitalism for All« was the slogan of Paz, who gave the moderate right the election victory against the ultra-right Quiroga.
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