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To the general surprise, the senator of the Christian democratic center Rodrigo Pas, the son of the former president Hama Pas Samoraz (1998-1993), ranks first in the first round of the presidential election in Bolivia.
According to almost final results, he receives 32.8%, leaving in second place the former president of Khirog Jorge, which was limited to 26.4%.
Millionaire Samuel Doria Medina, a favorite from polls until the last days of the election campaign, is limited to the third with a percentage of about 20%. This notes its fourth unsuccessful presidential candidate.
Now the moderate center is the right Rodrigo PAS, who tried to facilitate the pressure of the correct opposition, which contributes to strict savings as the only solution for saving Bolivia from economic collapse, will encounter Kiroga on October 19.
In any case, the first round of the presidential election is the most severe defeat, which the Left Bolivian is aware of, after the rise to power of Evo Morales and almost 20 years of dominance of movement in socialism (MAS).
The official candidate MAS, Eduardo de Castillo, finished only 3.2% of the vote. Another left -wing candidate in the currently split -party, 36 -Senate President Andronika Rodriguez, collected only 8%.
Former President Evo Morales, 65 years old, hoped to apply for the fourth term in the president, but it was decided to impose a maximum of two times for the president of the country, which led to the Race of the race. The warrant on him awaits in the case of an insignificant trade that he himself disputes.
Arriving at the polling station, Evos Morales condemned the process “without legalization” and emphasized that the “invalid”, which he encouraged during the campaign, prevails.
Despite the fact that from the central political scene the first president of the indigenous population in the history of Bolivia, there are still loyal supporters in the rural province, especially in the ranks of the indigenous peoples.
The elections were held in a heavy atmosphere from a serious economic crisis, which is faced with Bolivia with painful consequences, in particular, inflation escalation, which reaches 25%annually, which is 17 years old.
Since most of the financial crisis was accused, the departing President of Luis Ars, who was once supported by his predecessor and mentor Evo Morales (2006-2019), but is now in an open conflict with him so as not to claim a second term.
Correct candidates promised a break with the settlement of the state -president Morales. In its days, poverty decreased, and GDP tripled, but a decrease in gas income after 2017 was spent on the Andian state in a crisis.
“This is the end of the circle,” Khorhe Khorhe assured Khorge after voting in the capital. An engineer who served as temporary president during the year (2001-2002) promises a “radical change” if he prevails.
The victory of the moderate PAS reflects Bolivia’s fluctuations in relation to a sharp political shift to the right institution that Morales remained when he seized power in 2006, announcing the end of the 20 -year Bolivian experiment to free market capitalism.
“Bolivia needs stability to be a government and economic model, and not by people, and not by the state,” Rodrigo Pas discovered after voting in the tariff (south).
Paz tried to distance himself from the party of Morales Morales, which could not stop the economic bias.
On the other hand, he criticizes the correct program that stands out as a priority for the sale of abundant Bolivia reserves to foreign companies and for the decision of the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars.
The rates are the direction of the nation of 12 million Latin America, since it faces a fuel deficiency, double digit inflation and without foreign exchange reserves.