Overview
- The inauguration is reported to take place in the hemicycle of the Chamber of Deputies of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly in La Paz.
- Argentina’s presidency said it is evaluating a prior stop in Santa Cruz as part of Milei’s travel itinerary.
- Rodrigo Paz won the presidential runoff with about 54.5% of the vote, ending nearly two decades of MAS rule.
- Milei publicly congratulated Paz and cast the result as Bolivia returning to the “free world,” rejecting the “socialism of the 21st century.”
- Paz has signaled initial measures to ease Bolivia’s fuel shortages and pursue gradual state reforms, with reports noting Paraguay’s president could help secure early fuel supplies.