Nobody Is Sure How Bolivia’s New President Will Govern

Latin America’s right has welcomed centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz’s victory.

President-elect Rodrigo Paz (D) speaks during a press conference alongside Vice President-elect Edman Lara (R) at the Plaza Grande Hotel on October 20 in La Paz, Bolivia. October 23, 2025, 6:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Two decades of leftist rule in Bolivia came to an end on Oct. 19, when voters chose Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, to be the country’s next president as it seeks to recover from a grinding economic crisis.

Paz won convincingly after polls had shown a razor-thin margin, defeating right-wing candidate and former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga by securing 54.2 percent of the vote. But his party did not secure a legislative major

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