Rodrigo Paz Wins: Bolivia's Electoral Context in Five Charts
Rodrigo Paz won over disillusioned voters in the October runoff, but faces a challenging economic scenario when he takes the reins in November.
For the first time in two decades, Bolivian voters opted for something new. After defying polls to bring home the biggest vote share in the first round, Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on October 19 and ended the 20-year dominance of the Movement for Socialism (MAS).
The leftist MAS, hobbled by unpopularity linked to Bolivia’s economic downturn and infighting between its long-time populist leader, ex-President Evo Morales (2006–2019), and outgoing President Luis Arce, will also have a severely diminished role in the country’s fragmented legislature.
Paz, who won 54% of the vote, will take office in November.
Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on October 19
- End of 20-year dominance of the Movement for Socialism (MAS)
- Rodrigo Paz won 54% of the vote
- Paz will take office in November
Author's summary: Paz wins presidential runoff in Bolivia.