For two decades Bolivia chose the first left president’s wing

According to official preliminary results, Bolivia must elect a president who does not belong to the left wing after almost two decades of almost continuous control.

Senator Rodrigo Pass Pereira and former President Jorge Kirog took first and second place in the Sunday presidential election.

None of them received a high enough vote to ensure an open victory, so the voting will leave between the two candidates that took place in October.

Pereira’s post, the Christian Democratic Party, was an unexpected leader of the vote, after the polls suggested that Samuel Dori Medin, an entrepreneur, was a leader.

Voter authorities said they could take up to three days for finalization.

Pereira’s campaign was focused on redistribution of more funds from the Central Government to regional entities and combating corruption – with its slogan “Capitalism for all, not just a few”.

He offered the program of available loans, tax benefits to enhance the formal economy and eliminate import barriers for products that Bolivia does not produce.

The Kiroga briefly made a temporary president since 2001-2002 after he held the post of Vice President of the Military dictator Hug Banther until he was elected.

The presidential election from the left camp is likely to be dramatic in the foreign policy of Latin America.

In terms of trade, both candidates -Pitalist positions may indicate more support for foreign investment in Bolivia’s large reserves – a key ingredient for batteries used in many electric vehicles, laptops and solar panels.

In political terms, change in the government may note closer ties with the US, after two decades to strengthen ties between Bolivia and China, Russia and Iran.

A recent briefing in the US Congress report described Bolivia’s relations as “tense” under the management of the Socialist Party.

The country’s turn to the right comes the way there is is experiencing its worst economic crisis In years, with a lack of fuel, foreign reserves and some foods and high inflation and debt.

Opinions on the eve of the election suggested that many voters wanted to vote for changes or punish the current Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS).

The current President Luis Arche, deepened in deep unpopularity, decided not to seek re -election.

The punishment of the left is not only electoral but also physical in some cases.

The candidate for the masses of Eduardo del Castila was pulled out of the school where he voted. The Bolivian media report that some colleagues were ordered to “wait in line, as for fuel,” rather than missing voting.

People also threw stones on the highest poll of the left candidate, Andronic Rodriguez, when he went to throw his newsletter. Rodriguez had previously been a MAS member before scattering the party.

Bolivian authorities also said the explosive device was sent to the polling station where Rodriguez voted. There were no reports of significant injuries and injuries.

Rodriguez called it a “isolated incident” organized by a “small group” of the Bolivian newspaper.

Not only faced a recent unpopular economy. It is also deeply divided.

For the first time in two decades, former President Eva Morales has not been voted.

Morales ruled the country in 2006-2019 and was banned from launching again, despite attempts to challenge legal and constitutional solutions to allow it to run for a fourth term.

He urged his supporters to release his voice.

Rodriguez once was seen as the Morales protégé, but since then he moved away from him.

The latest elections in 2019 were disputed and the protests flared up. Morales was accused of fraud after the auditors found violations of the poll, and he resigned under pressure from the military.

In 2020, Luis Archa, the former Finance Minister at Morales, took over the presidency. Morales then announced that he would return to Bolivia’s politics, and deprived the majority of ARCE – turning a couple of allies into competitors.

Since then, there have been deep breaks and struggles for power. Morales’ supporters protested and checkpoints against the prohibition of the re -election, which sometimes became deadly when some ambulance resuscitation were killed.

The judges were ordered Order for arrest on Morales over allegedly sexual relationships and rape a 15-year-old girl. He called the allegations of politically motivated.

He lives and works from Chapare in Bolivia, which was sometimes guarded by his fans.