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Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand junta

27-10-2020 17:33 Exiled former Bolivian president calls for calm after right-wing protesters in Santa Cruz demand a "military junta" to replace socialist president-elect Luis Arce.

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Electoral authorities confirm Arce's landslide win in Bolivian election

23-10-2020 14:22 Bolivia's electoral tribunal on Friday published official results from last weekend's presidential election, confirming leftist Luis Arce's landslide victory.

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Luis Arce, key Morales ally, claims victory in Bolivia's election redo

19-10-2020 09:50 Evo Morales’ party claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election as official results trickled in from Sunday’s high-stakes redo of last year’s annulled ballot.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivia 'has recovered democracy,' says Luis Arce, as exit poll suggests win

19-10-2020 09:34 Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce, leftist heir to former leader Evo Morales, headed to a first-round election victory in Bolivian election. Interim president Jeanine Áñez, who was not a candidate, congratulates Arce and his running mate on their apparent win.

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Bolivians fear 'upheaval' on nation's 'historic' election day

18-10-2020 08:08 Polls open at 8am this morning for an election that will not feature former president Evo Morales for the first time in 20 years.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivians hope election can help ease year of pain, turmoil

15-10-2020 19:15 Sunday's presidential election gives Bolivians at least a chance for a political reset as they struggle with the dramatic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Economic headache awaits victor in Bolivian election

14-10-2020 23:27 Bolivians go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday, in the midst of the country's biggest economic crisis for 40 years.

Bolivian election

Bolivian rivals end campaigns ahead of Sunday vote

14-10-2020 23:19 Opinion polls show left-wing presidential candidate Luis Arce and centrist former president Carlos Mesa out ahead in race for Bolivian presidency.

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He's not running, but Evo Morales looms large in Bolivia vote

27-09-2020 09:30 Bolivia is divided, mainly along ethnic, regional and socioeconomic lines, between those who applaud the former president as a voice for the historically poor and disenfranchised, and those who say he became increasingly corrupt and authoritarian during 14 years in power

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Evo Morales' candidate rides high in polls ahead of Bolivia vote

16-09-2020 23:39 Former economy minister Luis Arce polling at 29.2% ahead of October election, well ahead of his nearest rival, former president Carlos Mesa, who polled at 19% in most recent poll.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia president signs off on September elections despite virus fears

22-06-2020 14:43 Bolivia's interim leader Jeanine Áñez has faced criticism over her reluctance to hold a vote during the Covid-19 pandemic. Election was originally scheduled for May 3.

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Bolivian candidate Camacho calls for anti-Morales alliance in election

19-02-2020 08:44 Right-winger Luis Fernando Camacho is one of seven presidential candidates, all but one of whom are centrists or conservatives. Luis Arce, the candidate for Morales's Movement for Socialism (MAS), leads polls with 31.6 percent.