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When there is less than a month to go before the general elections in Bolivia, and with former President Evo Morales out of the elections, threats from his environment to the electoral process strain the political scene and challenge democratic order in that country.The presidential race, which started with ten registered candidates, finds the ruling party fractured and at risk of losing power after 19 years, in the midst of an economic crisis –…
The polls mark a possible ballot between two opposition candidates, while the Movement to Socialism (MAS) faces its most difficult election, with Evo Morales disqualified and without clear leadership on the left. On 17 August, Bolivia will hold general elections in which 7.9 million citizens are allowed to vote and renew president, vice president, 130 deputies and 36 senators. These elections could mark a historic turning point: according to the…
The entry Offers of candidates for the presidency of Bolivia was first published in El Diario
#Bolivia: The favorite is businessman #SamuelDoriaMedina, who promises to dismantle the #MAS model, close loss-making public companies, and address the economic crisis.
The campaign for the presidency entered its final stretch, less than a month after the August 17 elections. Several candidates left behind lukewarm positions to take definitions on issues of importance to voters, as demonstrated by Andronico Rodríguez of the Popular Alliance, which appears in fourth place in the polls.
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