Overview
- He has been confirmed president-elect with 54.6% of the vote in the second round as the Partido Demócrata Cristiano candidate.
- His election signals a shift toward centrist, pro-market policies after the Morales and Arce administrations.
- Born in Santiago de Compostela in 1967 to a Galician mother, he maintains family ties in Galicia that regional outlets are highlighting.
- He is the son of former president Jaime Paz Zamora and a nephew by marriage of Galician nationalist Xosé Manuel Beiras.
- A former mayor of Tarija and later a senator, he faced allegations over municipal management that were ultimately dismissed by the judiciary.