MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Bolivia headed for runoff between rightwing candidates

Right-wing candidates Rodrigo Paz Pereira and former President Jorge Tuto Quiroga advanced Sunday to an unprecedented runoff after the elections in Bolivia. Preliminary results showed Paz Pereira in front with 32.2% of the vote and Quiroga in second place with 26.9%, which marks a significant shift in Bolivian politics, as it signals the end of two decades of leftist rule by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, led by former presidents Evo Morales Aymá and Luis Arce Catacora. The runoff election is scheduled for Oct. 19. Read full article