Bolivia: Quiroga Pledges Bold Economic Reforms If Elected President

Home South America Bolivia: Quiroga Pledges Bold Economic Reforms If Elected President Quiroga placed second to Paz in the August 17 first round with 27% of the vote, as the ruling Movement to Socialism founded by Evo Morales suffered its biggest...

Bolivia on the brink: How a presidential election heralds a political shift

The economy, however, is seen as the deciding issue across segments of Bolivian society. The Ipsos Ciesmori survey found that voters identified Bolivia's economic crisis as their top concern going into the run-off. Other key concerns included the...

Bolivian Senate passes bill allowing direct fuel imports

Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 19:55 UTC Petrol stations must prioritize YPFB's supply, but may seek other options if it fails to deliver Bolivia's Senate has passed a bill allowing for the direct import of fuels by petrol stations to make up for...

Mercosur Unveils ‘Route of Football’ With Paraguay’s CONMEBOL Museum As Key Highlight

Member states of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) have greenlit the creation of the “Route of Football and Stadiums of Mercosur”, a groundbreaking initiative designed to establish South America as a premier tourist destination centred on the...

In the heart of Bolivia, the mountain that financed an empire risks collapsing

After nearly 500 years of mining, Cerro Rico, the Bolivian mountain whose silver financed the Spanish Empire, is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe cave-ins. With silver prices at decade highs, mining activity on Cerro Rico has surged...

Bolivia Enters Electoral Silence Ahead of Presidential Runoff

Presidential candidates Rodrigo Paz (L) and Jorge Quiroga (R). X/ @Cooperativa October 16, 2025 Hour: 12:31 pm On Thursday, Bolivians began the “electoral silence” period ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff election. Two tickets are competing in...

Bolivia's Quiroga promises 'dramatic' economic change if he wins election runoff

By Monica Machicao and Lucinda Elliott LA PAZ (Reuters) -Conservative former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga is banking on a bold economic rescue plan to win Bolivia's October 19 presidential runoff, where he faces centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz....

Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz seeks to appeal to disillusioned voters in election runoff

By Monica Machicao and Lucinda Elliott LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian Senator Rodrigo Paz is seeking to build on his surprise first-round lead as he prepares to face conservative rival Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga in Sunday's presidential runoff. Running for...

Twenty years of left-wing rule ends quietly in Bolivia

By Thomas Graham Election day might be the only time La Paz lives up to its name. There are no cars, no fumes and no honking horns in the Bolivian capital. Families enjoy the day out; skateboarders have the run of the place. This time, there...

“The Future Is Better Than the Past,” Says Rodrigo Paz Ahead of Bolivian Presidency

Rodrigo Paz, 58, will officially take office as Bolivia’s new president on November 8, after winning a decisive victory in Sunday’s second-round elections with 54.6% of the vote, nine points ahead of far-right candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga,...

Centrist Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia’s Presidential Election, Ending Nearly Two Decades Of Socialism

Rodrigo Paz, a centrist candidate, has won Bolivia’s presidential election, marking the end of almost 20 years of socialist rule. His victory signals a significant political shift in the South American nation, as voters sought change after years...

Right-leaning Bolivian president-elect Rodrigo Paz thanks God for his victory

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...

Esteban Núñez del Prado finished with 4 new Bolivian national records at the World Aquatics World Cup

Esteban Núñez del Prado finished with four new Bolivian national records at the World Aquatics World Cup in Carmel, Indiana. The Santa Cruz, Bolivia, native was successful in all four of his short-course races, setting new Bolivian national...

BP Silver Finalizes Targets for Upcoming Drill Program at its Cosuño Silver Project, Bolivia

BP Silver Corp. (TSXV: BPAG) ("BP Silver" or the "Company") announces that it has finalized targets for initial drill testing and has selected Maldonado Exploraciones, a premier Bolivian drilling contractor, to carry out the upcoming drill program...

What Bolivia’s move to the center means for its economy, foreign policy, and security

Bolivian politics underwent a massive shift on Sunday, as voters ended nearly two decades of left-wing rule by electing Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party as president. Primarily driven by a major economic crisis and distrust...

U.S., other nations laud Bolivian election and embrace of capitalism

Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia's first presidential runoff election on Sunday, which prompted the United States and eight other nations to welcome his win on Tuesday. Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Bolivian...

New Friends: Twenty Years of Socialism Went Down the Drain in Bolivia Sunday

Almost thirty years ago, an indigenous Andean farm laborers' unionist and cocolera (coco leaf farmer/activist, grown for precisely what you think) was elected to the Bolivian Congress, and became leader of the Movement for Socialism (MAS). A short...

Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia’s presidential run-off

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 2o, (dpa/GNA) – Bolivia is set for a political shift, after Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won the presidential run-off on Sunday, according to preliminary results. The candidate of the centrist Christian Democratic Party secured...

Bolivian cement demand drops 13% in August

Cement consumption in Bolivia fell 12.8 per cent to 320,998t in August 2025 from 368,241t in August 2024, according the Bolivia’s statistics institute, INE. The decline of demand affected all regions except for La Paz and Chuquisaca. In La Paz,...

Bolivia’s Quechua Communities Fragmented, Territories Bled Dry: Totoral Chico's Tireless Pursuit of Justice

By Elvia Rodríguez (Ñuu Savi, CS Staff) Have you ever wondered what life is like in a place affected by mining exploitation? I have, many times: every time I read an article, every time I heard a testimony, every time I watched a video on social...