Crisis-hit Bolivia goes to the polls and looks to the right for pro-market shift
• Oct 19, 2025, 8:53 AM
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Bolivians vote in a presidential runoff on Sunday that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations. The race pits centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz against conservative former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. Both candidates have pledged to strengthen diplomatic ties with Washington — strained since 2009 — and seek U.S.-backed financial support to stabilize Bolivia's fragile economy. Story by Eliza Herbert and Bilal Tarabey.
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