Rodrigo Paz wins the presidency as Bolivia enters new political era

"With this Sunday's election, Quiroga racks up his fourth failed attempt to win the presidency (he ran in 2005, 2014 and 2020). Paz, on the other hand, has won in his first campaign with a landslide victory that, just two months ago when he unexpectedly won the first round seemed impossible. Bolivia breathes winds of change and renewal to keep moving forward, Paz said in his first speech after winning the election. He summed up his vision of Bolivia in three words: God, family, and country."

"The collapse of Evo Morales's left-wing party MAS, which had been dominant for 20 years, finally opened the doors of the Palacio Quemado to Paz, a politician who built his career in a provincial mayor's office. On November 8, the date of the transfer of power, Bolivia will begin a new political era, moving away from the state-driven and redistributive policies promoted by the MAS party."

"After the vote count was completed, Paz's Christian Democratic Party (PDC) secured 54.5% of the votes, compared to 45.5% for the Libre coalition led by former conservative president Jorge Tuto Quiroga. Bolivia doesn't need us to add to her difficulties right now, Quiroga said as he acknowledged defeat an hour after the results were released, while his supporters shouted fraud!I understand the pain that overwhelms us; if we had systematic evidence, we would put it on the table, he added."

Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia's presidency with 54.5% of the vote against the Libre coalition's 45.5%. Jorge Tuto Quiroga recorded his fourth unsuccessful presidential bid after running in 2005, 2014 and 2020. Paz achieved a first-campaign landslide despite an unexpected first-round win two months earlier. Paz invoked renewal and listed God, family, and country as core pillars, thanking his father, former president Jaime Paz Zamora (1989–1993). The decline of Evo Morales's MAS, dominant for 20 years, cleared the path for Paz, who rose from a provincial mayoralty. Power transfers on November 8 will mark a shift away from MAS's state-driven policies, though Paz's conservative turn is expected to be milder than Quiroga's proposals, and some supporters alleged fraud.

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