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Economy & Business - September 2025
Bolivia set for change as conservatives triumph
The first round of Bolivia’s presidential election on 17 August saw a total collapse for the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), with its candidate Eduardo del Castillo finishing in sixth place with just 3.17% of the vote, narrowly surpassing the 3% cut-off below which a party loses its legal status. The two candidates who will progress to the second round on 19 October are Rodrigo Paz, representing the centre-right Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC), who received 32.06% of the vote, and former president Jorge Quiroga (2001-2002), representing the right-wing Libre party, on 26.70%. Whichever candidate ultimately wins, they will be the first Bolivian president not from the left to be elected since Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1993-1997, 2002-2003).
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