Bolivia rejects two decades of left-wing government but next president still to be decided in runoff

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Bolivia rejects two decades of left-wing government but next president still to be decided in runoff  Centrist Rodrigo Paz and right-wing Jorge Quiroga will go head-to-head in an October runoff after Bolivian voters rejected two-decades of left-wing rule in Sunday's presidential vote.   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/08/18/bolivia-rejects-two-decades-of-left-wing-government-but-next-president-still-to-be-decided  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Senator Rodrigo Paz celebrating his first place finish in Bolivia's presidential election.

00:06The dark horse centrist failed to win a majority and will now face former right-wing president Jorge Quiroga in a runoff.

00:13Whoever wins, it marks an end to two decades of left-wing dominance in the South American nation.

00:18Paz's campaign surged in recent weeks under the slogan capitalism for all, not just a few.

00:25This was no surprise.

00:27It might be a surprise for some sectors of power that did not want to acknowledge this reality.

00:33Bolivia is seeking change. It's seeking renewal.

00:37We expressed this as a team with the candidate for vice president, Edmund Lara.

00:42But the vast majority of people have expressed a desire for renewal.

00:46Self-employed workers, transport workers, the large majority of the country.

00:52The runoff will take place on October 19th.

00:55Bolivia's first since its return to democracy in 1982.

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