Trinidad and Tobago joins US, allies in support for Bolivia's new president

News Sean Douglas 26 Minutes Ago Rodrigo Paz Periera waves a Bolivian ahead of his victory in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19. - AP Photo Trinidad and Tobago is endorsing the election of conservative leader Rodrigo...

Bolivia's new president rekindles cautious hope for long-stalled lithium dreams

Bolivia's election of centrist Rodrigo Paz is raising cautious hopes that a more market-friendly leader could pave the way for international investment in the country's ample lithium reserves after years of false starts under two decades of...

Bolivia’s Next President Targets Pragmatic Path Out of Crisis

“For the next six months things are going to look very positive. Many political actors in Bolivia are excited about the chance to move on from the MAS era,” said James Bosworth, founder of the political risk firm Hxagon. This honeymoon may not...

Bolivia’s President promises warmer US ties

Bolivia’s first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, injected a sharp note of realism into his plans to tackle Bolivia’s economic crisis on Monday, a day after his surprise electoral victory signalled the end of decades of...

Bolivia: The challenges facing Rodrigo Paz’s incoming government

The center-left candidate from the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, secured victory with 54% of the votes, gaining nearly ten points over his rival, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. This triumph not only puts an end to two decades of dominance...

【SMM Analysis】Bolivia’s New Centrist President Sparks Cautious Hope for Lithium Sector

The election of centrist leader Rodrigo Paz as Bolivia’s president has ignited cautious optimism about the development of the country’s vast lithium resources. After decades of stalled efforts under socialist governments, the market-friendly...

Bolivian church hopes for amicable ties with new president

(OSV News) – Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as president, picking a centrist politician with a history of amicable church ties. His victory in the Oct. 19 runoff election ended two decades of governance under the Movement Toward Socialism party,...

Bolivia Moves to Middle – But Doubts Remain About New President

The election of center-right Sen. Rodrigo Paz as president of Bolivia Sunday was inarguably the latest rejection of the leftist agenda that at one point dominated nearly all of Latin America. After 20 years of socialism under Presidents Evo...

Bolivia Presidential Election 2025: PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on His Win, Says ‘I Look Forward to Deepening Our Partnership’

New Delhi/La Paz, October 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Rodrigo Paz Pereira for his victory in the Presidential elections in Bolivia, asserting that he is looking forward to deepen partnership between both countries in...

Bolivia’s film festival unites Latin America and the Caribbean

Upon officially inaugurating a program at Cinemateca in La Paz, on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (Grulac), which includes films from 13 nations in this region, she emphasized on the importance of artistic creation as a factor of...

Urgent: Xi congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on election as president of Bolivia

Flash: Xi congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on election as president of Bolivia

Bolivia: Government prepares presidential transition

“The decree is being discussed at CONAPE during the transition because several issues, including the representation expenses, guests, and logistics, must be considered, and that is why the decree is being issued,” the vice minister affirmed. He...

Bolivia to resume ties with US after almost 20 years

Bolivia's new center-right president-elect has said he would seek to reinstate diplomatic ties with the United States that were broken off nearly two decades ago under leftist ex-leader Evo Morales. "In the specific case of the United States......

‘Bolivia Burning’ Exposes the Role of Colonisers, Agribusiness in Causing Devastating Bushfires

By Ben Radford Bolivia Burning: Inside a Latin American Ecocide Directed by Tom Johnson The Gecko Project, 2025 52 min Last year, raging bushfires swept across large parts of South America, burning millions of hectares and claiming hundreds of...

Bolivia's President-elect Rodrigo Paz wants to reinstate diplomatic ties with Washington

Bolivia's new center-right president-elect said Monday he would seek to reinstate diplomatic ties with the United States that were broken off nearly two decades ago under leftist ex-leader Evo Morales.

Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington

Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:08 UTC Paz's move will follow a 17-year hiatus under the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) Bolivia's president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, announced on Monday his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations...

Journalists Fight for Justice: Bolivia Enters a New Era

Ángela Ninoska Mamani (left) of Canal 35 Televisión Tunari and ATB cameraman Percy Suárez (right) are still waiting for justice years after they were attacked while doing their jobs. (Photos: Dánae Vílchez) By Danae Vilchez (Committee to Protect...

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Bolivia elects center-right president

Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97.8 percent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had 54.6...