Bolivians go to polls in election that could end 20 years of socialism
Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decadesBolivians are going to the polls in an election that could mark a shift to the right – and the end of nearly 20 years of rule by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas).The party,...
<p>Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decades</p><p>Bolivians are going to the polls in an election that could mark a shift to the right – and the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/bolivia-presidential-election-right-wing">end of nearly 20 years of rule</a> by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas).</p><p>The party, which came to power with the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/20/usa.bolivia">first election</a> of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/evo-morales">Evo Morales</a> in 2005, risks losing its legal status if it fails to reach 3% – a threshold it has not hit in polls.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/bolivians-go-to-polls-in-election-that-could-end-20-years-of-socialism">Continue reading...</a>
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