Bolivia will serve as the first non-left president within twenty years after the first round of vote place Centre and right-wing candidates lead.
After Sunday’s first round of elections, the centrist candidate and Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party led by 32.8% and former right-wing former president Alianza Coalition won second place with 26.4%.
Since none of the candidates reached the majority, the election will now be voted on in October.
Paz explain: “Thanks to all the men and women who made this possible. We are the people who didn’t have the voices of people who showed up in the polls, non-existent and no sound. There is a Bolivia being ignored,” the BBC said.
Meanwhile, Quiroga statement After the first round of elections, that “long, decade-long night ended”, saying that “democracy won Bolivia”. Quiroga went on to explain that if he became president, one of his main focus would be to “stabilize the Bolivian economy”, efe Report.
The results reflect a push from a fierce dispute between former ally former President Evo Morales and incumbent Luis Arce, which reflects an increasing shift, besides the rape allegations against Morales.
Morales and Arce’s former party, the Socialist Movement (MAS), took a big blow in this year’s election as the party’s candidate Eduardo del Castillo won sixth place with just 3.2% of the vote.
Although international observers did not report any major issues, various isolated vandalism incidents were reported throughout the day.
One of the recorded events is explode Near the polling station in the central city of Cochabamba, the Morales stronghold, independent left-wing candidate Andrónico Rodríguez set up a vote. The explosion is not considered to have caused any damage or injury.
Rodríguez is called a “traitor” by some Morales supporters because he is seen as the strongest candidate on the left. Later that day, when Morales loyalist, he was targeted again Throw The stone was against him.
Rodriguez Received Only 8% of the votes were voted.
Prior to the election, former President Morales had been calling on his supporters to undermine the vote in protest of his ban on the fourth term of office, Require That, if 25% of the votes are spoiled, that would constitute his victory.
More than 19% of Sunday ballots are spoiled or blank voted, Morales explain According to the media, it represents “victory” Erbol. He expressed his hope for the victory of “congratulations to the Bolivian people”, adding that blank and spoiled votes “have the upper hand” in the election.
Morales added: “The fight continues” and organized a meeting for supporters on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Arce has applaud Voters “exercise civil rights and obligations to our motherland” and “democracy” in the election process.
The president added: “As the National Government, despite internal and external attacks designed to undermine the electoral process, we have done everything we can to ensure a peaceful and transparent electoral offensive. We have succeeded.”
The forefront of voters’ concerns is the deepening of Bolivia’s economic crisis. This country has been pain From fuel, medicines and dollar shortages, basic foods such as cooking oil, rice and bread are becoming increasingly rare.
A recent Catura poll Established 59.1% of Bolivians rated Bolivia’s current situation as “very bad”, with 33.8% calling the country “bad.” Only 0.3% of respondents viewed this as “good”, while 0.1% described it as “very good”.
When asked about the highest question ahead of the upcoming election, 47% of respondents believed prices were up, while 44% pointed out corruption. The fuel shortage involves 41% of voters, while 40% express concerns about the lack of the dollar.
