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| Bolivia Officially Elects Its First Non-Socialist President in 20 Years |
| 2025-10-20 |
| [PJ] It looks like Bolivia is done with socialism. For the first time since 2005, the country has officially elected a candidate who is not a part of Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. This comes as Bolivia faces a serious economic crisis — something that seems to go hand-in-hand with years of socialism. and bowl haircuts As I reported back in August, the country held its general election, which led to a runoff between center-right Senator Rodrigo Paz, who earned 32.18% of the vote, and conservative former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, who earned 26.81% of the vote. That run-off was on Sunday. Paz won, with preliminary results showing he earned 54.5% to Quiroga's 45.5%. I know a lot of conservatives outside of Bolivia were hoping Quiroga would win, as Paz is a bit more to the center, but either way, almost everyone who isn't a leftist agrees that this is a huge improvement over the last couple of decades. Many say Paz's running mate, Edman Lara, a young — he just turned 40 —charismatic former police officer and lawyer whose social media savvy helped expose corruption within the country, helped Paz edge out Quiroga. President-elect Paz represents the Christian Democrat Party. He was born in Spain and is the son of former Bolivian president Jaime Paz Zamora. He's also a free market kind of guy, though he plans to be a bit cautious about making blanket changes to the country's economy. He plans to take a "gradual approach to free-market reforms in hopes of avoiding a sharp recession or jump in inflation that would enrage the masses." So, what does this mean for the rest of the world? |
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