#currency-devaluation

#currency-devaluation

Both Quiroga and Paz sought to sell themselves as candidates of change and promise to pivot the country away from two decades of populist economic policy. The election comes after MAS, founded by former President Evo Morales, was voted out of government in an August 17 election. The result was seen as an expression of voters' frustration over party infighting as well as national fuel shortages. Quiroga and Paz had both pledged to fix the exchange rate, restructure state-owned businesses and attract foreign investment.