Overview

• The Supreme Electoral Tribunal warned that diesel and gasoline shortages, compounded by transport blockades in Cochabamba, could delay delivery and retrieval of voting materials and hinder staff movements.
• Ipsos Ciesmori polling for Unitel places Quiroga at about 44.9% versus 36.5% for Paz, with roughly 18% to 20% of voters undecided and capable of swinging the outcome.
• Sunday’s televised debate, organized by the electoral authority and described as successful by TSE member Gustavo Ávila, featured restrained exchanges focused on economic and governance plans.
• This is Bolivia’s first presidential runoff under the 2009 constitution, featuring two center-right candidates who advocate market-friendly policies, decentralization and anti-corruption reforms.
• Official first-round results showed Paz with about 32.14% and Quiroga with 26.81%, and nearly 8 million voters are registered including a sizable diaspora that can verify polling places via the TSE’s Yo Participo platform.