Tag: Bolivia 2025 Elections
Bolivia at Risk: The Return of Neoliberalism and the Battle for Popular Sovereignty
Bolivia is going through a political and economic crossroads that forces it to look back at its own history. After two decades of leftist governments, the recent rise of center-right politician Rodrigo Paz Pereira threatens to reopen the old wounds of the neoliberal model in Bolivia and jeopardize the advances won by popular movements since […]
October 20, 2025
Bolivia at a Crossroads: Deciphering the Electoral Shift After the 2025 First Round
The general elections of August 17, 2025, in Bolivia cannot be understood as an isolated event, but rather as the crystallization of a process of deep political polarization that has been brewing since the institutional crisis of 2019. The election symbolizes a decisive crossroads for the country, which must choose between giving continuity to a […]
August 20, 2025
Mob Stones Bolivian Presidential Candidate Andrónico Rodríguez After Casting His Vote
A mob stoned and booed on Sunday the presidential candidate Andrónico Rodríguez after casting his vote in the municipality of Entre Ríos located in the Tropic of Cochabamba. RELATED: Bolivian Elections: Polling Stations Close as Scheduled As the President of the Senate was about to speak with journalists covering the vote, people in the precinct […]
August 17, 2025
Bolivian Government Denounces Right-Wing “Dirty War” Prior to General Elections
The Government of Bolivia rejected accusations by the Alianza Unidad party about an alleged plan to link them with electoral fraud. The opposition coalition, led by Samuel Doria Medina, declared that the government of Luis Arce would be trying to accuse them of electoral fraud after the elections, denouncing a campaign of “dirty war” to […]
August 16, 2025
Supporters of Evo Morales Begin March to La Paz to Register Presidential Candidacy
Groups of peasants, coca growers, miners, and MAS legislators are mobilizing from Parotani toward La Paz to register Evo Morales’ presidential candidacy despite the recent ban issued by the Constitutional Court. Related: Evo Morales Reaffirms His Interest in Seeking the Bolivian Presidency This Wednesday in Parotani-approximately 40 kilometers from Cochabamba-delegations of peasants, coca producers, and […]