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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...
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...
Bolivia to restore US ties cut nearly two decades ago: president-elect
La Paz – Bolivia’s new pro-business president-elect vowed Monday to renew diplomatic ties with Washington as the South American country veered right after nearly two decades under socialist rule blamed by many for its myriad economic woes. Rodrigo...
Urgent: Xi congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on election as president of Bolivia
Bolivia’s New Leader Declares War On Corruption With Blockchain
According to reports, Bolivia’s new president has put blockchain at the center of a plan to cut corruption and raise transparency in government finances. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, who won the runoff that ended nearly two decades of rule by the Movement...
Flash: Xi congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on election as president of Bolivia
Bolivia Elects 'Capitalism for All' Candidate Rodrigo Paz President, Ending 20 Years of Socialism
Bolivian centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz became the president-elect of Bolivia after defeating conservative former President Jorge Quiroga in Sunday’s runoff election. Paz will succeed outgoing socialist President Luis Arce on November 8, ending two...
Bolivia shocker: dark horse comes out of nowhere to win presidency
Bolivia has elected centrist Rodrigo Paz as its new president, marking the country’s most significant political shift in nearly two decades. After a runoff on Sunday, Paz won 54.5 percent of the vote, ending the long dominance of the left-wing...
Bolivia elects center-right president
Bolivia has elected its first non-leftist president in almost 20 years following Sunday’s runoff vote. Rodrigo Paz, a center-right president belonging to the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), won 54.6% of the vote, according to preliminary...
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...
Bolivia’s first conservative leader in two decades vows to improve US relations
Rodrigo Paz, Bolivia’s first conservative president in 20 years, struck a tone of pragmatism Monday as he addressed the economic crisis gripping the country, just a day after his unexpected election win ended a long era of leftist governance....
Bolivia elects first conservative leader in decades
Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, will be Bolivia’s next president, preliminary results showed on Sunday, paving the way for a major political transformation after almost 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party and during the...
Bolivia’s new pro-business leader pledges to restore US ties after two decades
Photo credit: es-us.noticias.yahoo.com Bolivia's newly elected pro-business president vowed on Monday to restore diplomatic ties with Washington, as the South American country shifts to the right after nearly two decades of socialist rule, which...
Bolivia: The Challenges Facing Rodrigo Paz’s Government
Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz waves to supporters after preliminary results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia on Sunday. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko/AP By Franz Flores Castro (Latinoamérica21) HAVANA TIMES...
Bolivia's President-elect Rodrigo Paz, of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), holds a press conference a day after the presidential election run-off in La Paz, on October 20, 2025.
Bolivia's new pro-business president-elect vowed Monday to renew diplomatic ties with Washington after the country veered right after nearly two decades under socialist rule blamed by many for its myriad economic woes. Rodrigo Paz, a 58-year-old...
Peru and Bolivia sign port agreement to foster trade integration through the Port of Ilo
Peru and Bolivia reaffirmed their commitment to integration and the promotion of trade with the signing of the Commercial Management Agreement between the National Port Company (ENAPU) and the Bolivian Port Services Administration (ASP-B). The...
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Bolivia elects center-right Rodrigo Paz as 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...
Bolivians elect a center-right president for the first time in two decades
Bolivians have elected a center-right candidate, Rodrigo Paz, as their new president, ending 20 years of leftist political leadership. Paz’s victory puts the 12-million-strong nation on a notably uncertain path as he attempts to implement...
Bolivia takes a right turn – will its neighbors follow?
Bolivia elected a new president on Sunday, the centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira. The choice marks a sharp break from nearly two decades of left-wing dominance under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). It also makes Bolivia the latest Latin...