Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia's presidential runoff, topping right-wing rival

Centrist Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia's Presidential Runoff

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia's presidency with 54% of the vote, ending 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party amid economic turmoil.

Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, won the presidential election, preliminary results showed, galvanizing voters outraged by the country's economic crisis and frustrated after 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party.

"The trend is irreversible,"

said Óscar Hassenteufel, the president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, of Paz's lead over his rival, former right-wing President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. Paz won 54% of the votes, early results showed, versus Quiroga's 45%.

Paz took the podium Sunday night flanked by his wife, María Helena Urquidi, and four adult children. The hotel ballroom in Bolivia's capital of La Paz went wild, with people shouting his name and holding phones aloft.

Author's summary: Rodrigo Paz wins presidency.

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WSKG WSKG — 2025-10-20

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