{"id":2475821,"date":"2025-08-18T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-suffers-its-first-defeat-in-bolivia-in-20-years-with-right-wing-and-centrist-candidates-headed-to-a-runoff\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:21:38","slug":"socialism-suffers-its-first-defeat-in-bolivia-in-20-years-with-right-wing-and-centrist-candidates-headed-to-a-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialism-suffers-its-first-defeat-in-bolivia-in-20-years-with-right-wing-and-centrist-candidates-headed-to-a-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialism suffers its first defeat in Bolivia in 20 years with right wing and centrist candidates headed to a runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocialism-suffers-its-first-defeat-in-bolivia-in-20-years-with-right-wing-and-centrist-candidates-headed-to-a-runoff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the article is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Bolivian voters have rejected socialist candidates for the first time in over 20 years in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lockdowns-arent-your-savior-crenshaw-reacts-to-critics-of-texas-opening\/\" title=\"\u2018Lockdowns Aren\u2019t Your Savior\u2019: Crenshaw Reacts To Critics Of Texas Opening\">recent presidential election<\/a>. Since 2005, former president Evo Morales and his party, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), have dominated Bolivia&#8217;s political landscape. However, the early unofficial results show a shift toward right-wing and centrist candidates. Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and former right-wing president Jorge &#8220;Tuto&#8221; Quiroga emerged as the top vote-getters, leading to a runoff scheduled for October 19. Paz emphasized that Bolivia is calling not only for a change in government but also a change of the political system. Meanwhile, the official MAS candidate, Eduardo del Castillo, finished sixth with just 3.2% of the vote. This political shift occurs amid Bolivia&#8217;s worst economic crisis in over 40 years, with inflation reaching 25%. The upcoming runoff election will be the first since Bolivia&#8217;s return to democracy in 1982. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Socialism suffers its first defeat in Bolivia in 20 years with right wing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-european-leaders-arrive-at-white-house-for-trump-zelensky-meeting\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: European leaders arrive at White House for Trump-Zelensky meeting\">centrist candidates headed<\/a> to a runoff<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2199541\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Voters in Bolivia rejected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialist<\/a> candidates for the first time in over 20 years in their presidential election Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivia&rsquo;s former president Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism, or MAS party, dominated politics since his first election in 2005. But the Latin American country signaled a shift to the right Sunday, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unofficial early count<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3757866\/florida-gop-deport-depot-merchandise-home-depot\/\">Florida GOP backtracks on &#8216;Deport Depot&#8217; merch after objections from Home Depot&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3757816\/dnc-trails-republican-counterpart-fundraising\/\">DNC trails Republican counterpart in most fundraising metrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3757888\/democrats-release-new-california-map-that-targets-five-gop-districts\/\">Democrats release new California map that targets five GOP districts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former president Jorge &ldquo;Tuto&rdquo; Quiroga won the most votes, and the election will now proceed to a runoff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bolivia is not only calling for a change of government, it is also calling for a change to the political system,&rdquo; Paz said, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. &ldquo;This is the beginning of a great victory and a great transformation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paz, a former mayor, is the son of&nbsp;former Bolivian president Jaime Paz Zamora, who served between 1989 and 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Quiroga was the president for a short time between 2001 and 2002. He was strongly opposed to Morales and his party.<\/p>\n<p>Two leftist candidates appeared to come in fourth and sixth place out of 12 candidates. The official MAS candidate, Eduardo del Castillo, finished sixth with just 3.2% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3418408\/gerry-connolly-dies-reignites-democratic-debate-age\/\"><strong>GERRY CONNOLLY&rsquo;S DEATH REIGNITES DEMOCRATIC DEBATE OVER AGE<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The voting shift comes as the country faces its worst economic crisis in over 40 years. Inflation has soared to 25% as of last month.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivia will hold the presidential runoff on Oct. 19. 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