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Bolivia's Swing Right Sounds Alarm for Latin American Leftists

Driven by voter anger at soaring inflation and fuel shortages, as well as desire for a change after almost two decades of ...

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress

Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and ...
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After 20 years in power, Bolivia’s socialists crash out of it

That marks the end of nearly 20 years of MAS rule, and assures a rightward tilt for the country’s politics in October. ■ Sign ...

Exclusive: Bolivia's Quiroga would grant resource ownership rights, eyes US trade

Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga said he would dole out ownership stakes in key natural resources like ...

What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape

One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as ...

The U.S. sees Bolivia’s socialist defeat ‘with great glee,’ says Latin America expert

As Bolivia swings to the right, Bianna Golodryga speaks to Christopher Sabatini, senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham ...
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Bolivia shifts to the right, but its socialist legacy will linger

Bolivian voters have ended two decades of leftist rule. But the legacy of former president Evo Morales and his organized base will cast a long shadow.

Bolivia heads to a runoff after an election ends two decades of ruling party dominance, AP explains

Bolivia’s presidential vote is headed to an unprecedented runoff after Sunday's election ended over two decades of ruling ...