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South Africa's Witbooi out to cap dream 2025
Emile Witbooi has racked up an eye-catching list of achievements in 2025. Back in March, the South African starlet became the youngest player in the history of Cape Town City, making his senior debut aged 16 years, six months and two days. By...
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Bolivia elects center-right president, ending t…
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Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-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 had 54.6...
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Bolivians to choose between two conservatives in presidential runoff
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United Press International (UPI)
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Bolivia's Christian Democratic Party presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira celebrates with supporters in La Paz, Bolivia, on Friday after securing 32% of votes to qualify for Sunday's runoff election against former President Jorge “Tuto”...
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Bolivians vote for change after 20 years of one-party rule, in photos
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The Herald Bulletin - Indiana
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians voted in the first presidential runoff in 20 years without the ruling MAS party, choosing between former President Jorge Quiroga and Sen. Rodrigo Paz as the country battles a deep economic crisis. × Javascript is...
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Bolivia’s Centrist Paz Ends Nearly 20 Years Of MAS Rule
Home South America Bolivia’s Centrist Paz Ends Nearly 20 Years Of MAS Rule Bolivia's fragile economy dominated the runoff campaign. Once plentiful natural gas exports have plummeted, inflation is at a 40-year high, and fuel is scarce. On Sunday,...
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Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president
Published On 20 Oct 202520 Oct 2025 Bolivians have elected Rodrigo Paz of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC) as their new president, ending almost 20 years of governance by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party. With 97 percent of...
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Bolivia: Centrist Paz wins presidency — preliminary results
Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off election that brought a center-right candidate to power after two decades of one-party rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. The vote pitted two conservative...
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Bolivia 'reclaiming its place on the international stage': President-elect Paz
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Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz said Sunday his country was "reclaiming its place on the international stage" as his victory at the ballot box ended two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis....
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Bolivia has a new president, ending 20 years of leftist rule
The centrist Rodrigo Paz won the second round of Bolivia’s presidential election, defeating conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. The country’s deep economic crisis has helped end nearly two decades of failed rule. Senator Paz of the Christian...
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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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Bolivia looks to the right for salvation
LA PAZ – Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis. With dollars and fuel in short...
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Could Bolivia's Right Turn Spoil Iran's Ambitions In Latin America?
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule in...
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SBA Relief Still Available to California Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in California of the Nov. 25, 2025 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset...
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Bolivia Officially Elects Its First Non-Socialist President in 20 Years
It looks like Bolivia is done with socialism. For the first time since 2005, the country has officially elected a candidate who is not a part of Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. This comes as Bolivia faces a serious economic...
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Bolivians Vote in Historic Runoff, Poised to End Two Decades of Socialist Dominance Amid Economic Turmoil
BOGOTA, Colombia – As the sun rises over the Andean highlands on Sunday, October 19, 2025, some 7.9 million Bolivians are streaming toward polling stations for the nation's first-ever presidential runoff election, a high-stakes contest that could...
Bolivia heads to polls in a tight presidential runoff
An electoral official shows an unmarked ballot with runoff candidates Jorge Quiroga, (right), and Rodrigo Paz to voters during a presidential election in El Alto, Bolivia on Oct 19. (AP) LA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct 19, (AP): Bolivians began voting Sunday...
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Bolivian polls close in election steering country closer to US
Inflation has surged to 23 per cent since the start of the year, while fuel and dollar shortages have crippled consumer demand. Natural gas exports - once Bolivia's economic engine - have plummeted, straining the boliviano currency and limiting...
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Bolivia Elects Rodrigo Paz as New President, Marking Political Shift
Rodrigo Pas. Getty Images/Mateo Romay Salinas As reported by Reuters Bolivia has elected a new president – the 58-year-old senator Rodrigo Paz, who supports market reforms and the concept of “capitalism for all.” The victory marks the end of...
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Bolivia ushers in new political era with presidential vote
Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off election that will change the country's trajectory after two decades of one-party rule by the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. The choice they have before them pits two...
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Bolivia’s Currency Crisis and the Battle Between Two Rights
After two decades of MAS dominance and three years of currency freefall, Bolivians face an unfamiliar choice: two conservatives offering opposing cures. One bets on IMF shock therapy and austerity; the other on legalizing the shadows and coaxing...
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