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Montevideo, November 10th 2025 - 11:06 UTC

Tag: Rodrigo Paz

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new President

    Paz's first challenge will be to solve the dollar shortage and rising prices

    Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a 58-year-old center-right politician, was inaugurated as the President of Bolivia on Saturday, assuming a five-year mandate amid a severe economic crisis. The son of former President Jaime Paz Zamora won the Oct. 19 runoff with 54.5% of the vote, successfully ending two decades of dominance by the leftwing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

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  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington

    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 with the United States after a 17-year hiatus under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) governments.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Paz wins Bolivia's presidental runoff

    Paz's inauguration is set for Nov. 8 for a five-year term

    Rodrigo Paz won Sunday's runoff and will become Bolivia's next president. With 97% of the ballots counted, the center-right senator secured 54.5% of the vote, defeating former right-wing president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, who received 45.4%.