Overview
- A preliminary official count shows Rodrigo Paz winning the runoff with 54.61% to Jorge Quiroga’s 45.39%, establishing him as president-elect.
- Paz said he has coordinated the transfer of power with outgoing President Luis Arce, called for national unity, and invited his rival to join the transition ahead of the November 8 handover.
- He announced plans to reestablish full diplomatic relations with the United States, noted talks with State Department officials, and received congratulations from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Paz said his team will review lithium agreements signed with Russian and Chinese partners to increase transparency and he signaled openness to a new stage of dialogue with Chile.
- His economic program proposes a 50/50 fiscal decentralization, export liberalization, tax reform, low-interest credit lines, and tariff reductions, while seeking external support to ease fuel shortages and pledging to avoid IMF-style austerity.