Is Bolivia Ready for Paz?

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Bolivia elects a new president, Uruguay legalizes euthanasia, and the IMF issues a report card on regional economies. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your...

Bolivia’s New Leader Declares War On Corruption With Blockchain

According to reports, Bolivia’s new president has put blockchain at the center of a plan to cut corruption and raise transparency in government finances. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, who won the runoff that ended nearly two decades of rule by the Movement...

Bolivia elects center-right Rodrigo Paz as president

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...

Bolivia Elects 'Capitalism for All' Candidate Rodrigo Paz President, Ending 20 Years of Socialism

Bolivian centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz became the president-elect of Bolivia after defeating conservative former President Jorge Quiroga in Sunday’s runoff election. Paz will succeed outgoing socialist President Luis Arce on November 8, ending two...

Bolivia takes a right turn – will its neighbors follow?

Bolivia elected a new president on Sunday, the centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira. The choice marks a sharp break from nearly two decades of left-wing dominance under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). It also makes Bolivia the latest Latin...

Bolivia ends two decades of socialism

LA PAZ – 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 97.8 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo...

Arizona weighs groundwater regulation for La Paz County

Falling water levels are a threat to the aquifer in an agricultural region of western Arizona dominated by Saudi-owned farming conglomerate Fondomonte, state regulators told residents in a public meeting on Oct. 15. Land is subsiding in the...

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...

Bolivia elects center-right president 

Bolivia has elected its first non-leftist president in almost 20 years following Sunday’s runoff vote. Rodrigo Paz, a center-right president belonging to the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), won 54.6% of the vote, according to preliminary...

Bolivia’s first conservative leader in two decades vows to improve US relations

Rodrigo Paz, Bolivia’s first conservative president in 20 years, struck a tone of pragmatism Monday as he addressed the economic crisis gripping the country, just a day after his unexpected election win ended a long era of leftist governance....

Bolivia’s new pro-business leader pledges to restore US ties after two decades

Photo credit: es-us.noticias.yahoo.com Bolivia's newly elected pro-business president vowed on Monday to restore diplomatic ties with Washington, as the South American country shifts to the right after nearly two decades of socialist rule, which...

Bolivia elects first conservative leader in decades

Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia’s next president, preliminary results showed on Sunday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party and during the...

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...

Bolivia’s new president backs blockchain to tackle government corruption

Bolivian President-elect Rodrigo Paz plans to tackle corruption in his country’s government using blockchain technology. The Associated Press reported Monday that Paz defeated rival Jorge Quiroga 54.5% to 45.5% and is set to take office on Nov. 8....

Bolivia at Risk: The Return of Neoliberalism and the Battle for Popular Sovereignty

Bolivia is going through a political and economic crossroads that forces it to look back at its own history. After two decades of leftist governments, the recent rise of center-right politician Rodrigo Paz Pereira threatens to reopen the old...

Bolivia’s president-elect says will resume US ties after nearly 2 decades

Bolivia’s new pro-business president-elect vowed on Monday to renew diplomatic ties with Washington as the South American country veered right after nearly two decades under socialist rule blamed by many for its myriad economic woes. Rodrigo Paz,...

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...

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...

SBA Relief Still Available to California Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought

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...

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...