Santa Cruz, Bolivia – Bolivia stands at a turning point in its history.

After almost 20 years, the South American nation is about to be governed by a conservative leader.

On October 19, two right-wing politicians will face each other in a run-off election for the presidency: Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party and former President Jorge Quiroga, representing the Libre Alliance.

Whoever prevails, the outcome will break the grip the left-wing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) has had on the presidency for every year but one since 2006.

“There is definitely a very clear shift to the right in Bolivia, stemming from an internal context due to the failure of the socialist model," international affairs analyst Andres Guzman Escobari told Al Jazeera.

The race reflects a broa

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