ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 18:26 pm

Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party is the president-elect of Bolivia after defeating former Bolivian President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga Ramírez of the Free Alliance coalition in a close runoff election on Oct. 19.

Both were seen as candidates from the political right, although Paz Pereira is considered more centrist. The election marks the end of nearly two decades of the South American country’s Movement Toward Socialism government, which brought Evo Morales to power as president in 2005 and to which outgoing President Luis Arce also belongs.

According to preliminary results , Paz Pereira obtained 54.61% of the vote, while his opponent obtained 45.39%. Quiroga acknowledged his defeat at a press conference.

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