Bolivia is scheduled to elect the first non -left wing president

Bolivia is scheduled to elect a president of the left after nearly two decades of almost continuous referee by the current Socialist Party, according to the official preliminary results.

Senator Rodrigo Baz Pereira and former President Jorge Kiruja came in first and second in a row in the presidential elections on Sunday.

None of them obtained a high enough share of voting to ensure an explicit victory, so the vote will go to a series of candidates between these two candidates, in October.

Baz Pereira, of the Christian Democratic Party, was a sudden leader of the vote, after opinion polls, Samuel Doria Medina, proposed a businessman, the candidate.

The electoral authorities said that it may take up to three days to finish the touches on the results.

The Paz Pereira campaign focused on redistributing more money away from the central government towards regional entities and anti -corruption – through its slogan “capitalism for all, not just a few”.

It has suggested an accessible credit program, tax exemptions to enhance the official economy, and to eliminate import barriers for products that are not made by Bolivia.

Quiroga worked for a short period as a temporary head from 2001 to 2002 after he held the position of Vice President of Rojo Panzer, a military dictator until he was later elected.

The election of a president from outside the left camp is likely to witness sharp changes in the foreign policy of the Latin American country.

In terms of trade, the capitalist positions of the candidate can indicate more support for foreign investment in the vast lithium reserves in Bolivia – the main component of the batteries used in many electric cars, laptops and solar panels.

Politically, the government’s change can determine closer relations with the United States, after two decades of strengthening relations between Bolivia, China, Russia and Iran.

The report of a recent American conference on the United States’ relations described Bolivia as “tense” under the governance of the Socialist Party.

The country’s role comes to the right as it is It suffers from the worst economic crisis In years, with lack of fuel, foreign reserves, some food, huge and high religion.

Opinion polls suggested before the elections that many voters want to vote for change, or to punish the current Movimiento Al Scipismo (MAS).

The current president, Louis Ars, decided to be deeply popular, not to seek to be re -elected.

The left penalty is not only electoral, but it is physical in some cases.

The candidate for MAS, Eduardo Del Castillo, was screaming from school where he made his vote. The Bolivian media reported that some of his voter colleagues asked him to “wait in a line as they do for fuel” instead of overcoming the waiting list.

People also threw stones at the upper left candidate, Andrónico RodríGuez, when he went to throw his vote. Rodriguez was a member of MAS before separating from the party.

Bolivia authorities also said that an explosive device was created at the polling station, as Rodriguez made his votes. There were no reports of major damage or injuries.

Rodriguez described it as an “isolated accident” published by a “small group” of the Bolivieh newspaper.

The left has not only faced the lack of popularity on the economy. It is also deeply divided.

For the first time in about two decades, the former president, Evo Morales, was not in polling.

Morales ruled the country from 2006-2019 and was committed to running again, despite attempts to challenge legal and constitutional provisions to allow him to run for a fourth period.

He urged his supporters to cancel their vote.

Rodriguez was once seen as protected from Morales, but he has distanced himself from himself.

The last elections in 2019 were disputed and the protests erupted. Morales was accused of fraud after auditors found violations with the survey and resigned under pressure from the army.

In 2020, Louis Ars – the former Finance Minister during the Morales era – took office as president. Morales then announced that he would return to politics in Bolivia, and deprived of the majority – converting the husband from allies to competitors.

Deep silences and power conflicts have been in the ruling MAS party since then. Moraris supporters held the road protests and barriers against the ban on his re -election, which sometimes turned into the killing of some respondents in emergency situations.

Judge The arrest warrant for Moralis An alleged sexual relationship and a 15 -year -old girl. He called on political motives.

He lived and worked from Chapare in Bolivia, sometimes protected by his supporters.