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Bolivia Heads to Runoff as Centrist Paz Upsets Socialist Rule

Above: Bolivian presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz on Aug. 17, 2025, in La Paz, Bolivia. Image copyright: Jorge Mateo Romay Salinas/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

Paz represents genuine change Bolivia desperately needs after two decades of socialist mismanagement. His centrist approach offers economic stability through decentralization, private sector growth, and corruption fighting that resonates with voters tired of fuel shortages and inflation. The surprise victory shows Bolivians want pragmatic leadership over extremist politics.

Quiroga brings proven experience and necessary economic reforms to rescue Bolivia from crisis. His technocratic background, international business expertise, and commitment to fiscal discipline, state modernization, and foreign investment attraction offer the radical change needed after 20 years of failed socialist policies.



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