Bolivia heads to unprecedented presidential election runoff

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Bolivia heads to unprecedented presidential election runoff  Early results showed Bolivia's centrist Rodrigo Paz in a surprise lead in Sunday's presidential race, with a likely second round needed against conservative former president Jorge Quiroga.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/bolivian-centrist-and-right-wing-candidates-headed-for-unprecedented-presidential-election  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Bolivia's dark-horse centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz secured a surprise lead in Sunday's presidential election, early results showed.

00:09With over 90% of the ballots counted, he received nearly 33% of the votes cast.

00:15In second place was right-wing former President Jorge Quiroga, who secured 26.4% of votes.

00:21The candidates are headed for a runoff, as 50% or 40% with a 10-point margin were needed for an outright victory.

00:30The results delivered a major blow to the Andean nation's movement towards socialism or mass party after almost 20 years of dominance.

00:39The party's founder, charismatic ex-president Evo Morales, rose to power as part of the pink tide of leftist leaders

00:46that swept into office across Latin America during the commodities boom of the early 2000s.

00:52The elevation of the more moderate Paz apparently reflects Bolivian ambivalence about a wholesale political flip to a right-wing establishment.

01:01Paz has tried to distance himself from Morales' now-shattered mass party, which has failed to halt an economic tailspin.

01:08The day-wing power as part of the

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