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Bolivian right eyes return in elections marked by economic crisis
LA PAZ: Bolivians head to the polls Sunday for elections marked by a deep economic crisis that has seen the left implode and the right eyeing its first shot at power in 20 years. The Andean country is struggling through its worst crisis in a generation, marked by annual inflation of almost 25 percent and critical shortages of dollars and fuel. Polls show voters poised to punish the ruling Movement toward Socialism (MAS), in power since 2005 when Evo Morales was elected Bolivia’s first Indigenous president.
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theguardian.com
Bolivia election could see lurch to right as once-dominant party’s time runs out
The two leading presidential candidates are both rightwingers and the leftist party of former president Evo Morales faces potential extinction
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aljazeera.com
A political shift ahead? What to know about Bolivia’s presidential election
An economic crisis and divided left has opened the door to a possible right-wing victory for the first time in decades.
