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Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia’s Runoff With 54.6%, Ending Two Decades of Left Rule

The PDC leader ran on a market-friendly “capitalism for all” platform.

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.