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Bolivia elects centre-right president, ending decades of socialism
LA PAZ - Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97.8 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz...
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Bolivia elects Rodrigo Paz Pereira as its next president, consolidating shift right
Center-right senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Partido Demócrata Cristiano (Christian Democrat Party, PDC) has been elected as the next president of Bolivia. His victory marks a change of political epoch in a country governed by the socialist...
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Bolivia poised to elect Rodrigo Paz president
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United Press International (UPI)
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Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira delivers a speech in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday. Paz expressed his gratitude for the support he received in winning Bolivia's unprecedented presidential runoff election and promised to "reopen" the country to...
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Bolivia's New President Faces Worst Economic Crisis In Decades
Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz as president on Sunday, selecting the center-right senator and economist to address the country's worst economic crisis in 40 years. Paz, 58, campaigned on slashing public spending, especially on fuel subsidies, and...
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Bolivia Moves Past Socialism
MAS lost all of its 21 Senate seats, and all but two of its 75 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, Bolivia’s lower house of Congress. MAS won so few votes that the party almost lost its legal status. The exiled Morales told his supporters to spoil...
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Bolivia elects centrist Rodrigo Paz, ending decades of socialist rule
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, São Paulo ShareSave Rodrigo Paz campaigned on a promise to bring "capitalism for all" to Bolivia Bolivia has elected a centrist senator, Rodrigo Paz, as its next president, bringing an end to nearly 20 years...
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Trinidad and Tobago joins US, allies in support for Bolivia's new president
News Sean Douglas 26 Minutes Ago Rodrigo Paz Periera waves a Bolivian ahead of his victory in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19. - AP Photo Trinidad and Tobago is endorsing the election of conservative leader Rodrigo...
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Bolivia votes in presidential runoff amid deep economic strain
Bolivians voted in a calm presidential runoff on Sunday as the country faces a severe economic crisis, currency shortages, and growing US pressure over investment access to its vast lithium and energy resources. Bolivians went to the polls on...
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Bolivia’s president elect positively assesses BRICS
BUENOS AIRES, October 20. /TASS/. Bolivia’s President elect Rodrigo Paz has positively assessed BRICS where his country was granted a partner status in January 2025. "BRICS is a good trade association," he said during a news conference when aske...
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Bolivia Elects Center-Right Leader Amid Crisis
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.5...
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Bolivia elects centrist over far-right presidential rival
What happened Bolivians Sunday elected Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, as president, ending two decades of rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of former President Evo Morales. Paz defeated right-wing former President Jorge...
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Bolivian Presidential Election Results: Rodrigo Paz Makes History in First-Ever Runoff Vote — Is This the Start of a New US–Bolivia Era?
Rodrigo Paz Pereira has won Bolivia's first-ever presidential runoff election, marking a decisive break from nearly two decades of left-wing dominance under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. According to preliminary results released by the...
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Bolivia ends two decades of socialist rule as center-right Rodrigo Paz wins presidency
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Le Monde
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Supporters of presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrate preliminary results showing hime leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. IVAN VALENCIA / AP Bolivians on Sunday, October 19, elected a...
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Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, gestures as he leaves after voting during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, on October 19, 2025.
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the nation deep in economic crisis. With 97 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.5 percent of the...
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Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president after two decades of one-party rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Rodrigo Paz, secured 54.6% over 45.4% for his rival, right-wing former...
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Arizona Western Small Business Development Center hosts 3rd Annual Pitch Competition
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Arizona Western hosted its 3rd annual Pitch Competition today, giving small business entrepreneurs in Yuma County and La Paz County the chance to grow their companies. Several local entrepreneurs were able to give a five...
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Bolivians look right for a new president, ending two decades of socialism
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The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Bolivians voted for a new president Sunday between two pro-business candidates, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.With dollars and fuel in short supply and annual...
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Bolivia elects Rodrigo Paz as President
Bolivians have elected Rodrigo Paz of the center-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) as their new president, ending nearly two decades of rule by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. With 97% of ballots counted, Paz secured 54.5% of the vote...
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Venezuela’s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left
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International Viewpoint
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Anderson Bean: Since the disputed 2024 elections, repression against critical voices has intensified, with more than 2,000 people arrested and targeted cases of persecution multiplying. How would you describe the general climate of repression in...
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Bolivia to pick a rightwing president, ending 2 decades of socialist rule
Bolivians voted for a new president Sunday between two pro-business candidates, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis. With dollars and fuel in short supply and annual...
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