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Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz

Rodrigo Paz's centrist victory ends Bolivia's 20 years of left-wing rule

Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won a run-off presidential election in Bolivia on Sunday ending nearly two decades of leftist rule, according to preliminary results. Paz won 54 percent of the votes to defeat his conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, who won 45 percent, The Associated Press reported, citing early results.

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What to know about Rodrigo Paz, the centrist who shot from obscurity to Bolivia’s presidency

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Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia's presidential run-off

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Rodrigo Paz, a Centrist, Ends 20 Years of Leftist Rule in Bolivia

Bolivians will vote for president in Sunday’s runoff, which pits two conservative candidates promising to improve the economy and restore confidence in the nation’s governance.

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Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia's presidential runoff, topping right-wing rival

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Bolivian election authority says preliminary results show that centrist Rodrigo Paz has won presidential race

Bolivia elects center-right president, ending two decades of socialism

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,

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Bolivia poised to elect Rodrigo Paz president

Oct. 20 (UPI) --Bolivia is poised to elect Rodrigo Paz, a right-leaning centrist senator, as president on Sunday, besting former conservative president Jorge Quiroga in an election runoff. According to preliminary results from the Supreme Electoral ...

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Bolivia votes in runoff election, marking pro-market shift and US embrace

Bolivians vote in a presidential runoff on Sunday that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations.