Bolivia selected the first non-left wing president in two decades

According to the official preliminary results, Bolivia is set to choose a non-leftist wing president by the inconsistent Samajwadi Party after nearly two decades.

Senator Rodrigo Paz Perera and former President George Quiroga came first and second in Sunday’s presidential elections.

Neither received a high part of the vote to win a lump sum in one run-off between these two candidates to be held in October.

Paz Perera of the Christian Democratic Party, was a stunning vote leader, Opinion Pols suggested that Samuel Doria Medina, a businessman, was at the forefront.

Electoral officials said that it may take up to three days to finalize the results.

Paz Perera’s campaign focused on recurring more funds from the regional government to regional institutions, and fighting corruption – with its slogans “capitalism for all, not only a few”.

He has suggested a program of accessible credit, tax brakes to promote the formal economy, and abolish import barriers for products that do not build Bolivia.

Quiroga briefly worked as an interim president from 2001–2002, until he was later elected.

There will be a sharp change in the foreign policy of the Latin American country in the election of a president from outside the left camp.

In terms of trade, both the candidates’ capitalist stance may indicate more support for foreign investment in the vast lithium reserves of Bolivia – the major component for the battery used in many electric cars, laptops and solar panels.

Politically, a change in the government may mark close relations with the US after two decades of strengthening the relationship between Bolivia and China, Russia and Iran.

Recently, a report of the US Congress briefing described US-boliers’ relations as “stressful” under the Samajwadi Party rule.

It is the turn to the right side of the country as it is experiencing its worst economic crisis over the years with fuel, foreign reserves and some foods and high inflation and debt deficiency.

Prior to the election, public opinion surveys suggested that many voters wanted to vote for change, or to punish the Movimiento Al Socialism (MAS) party.

The current president, Luis Ars, in deep unpopularity, decided not to seek the election again.

The punishment on the left is not only electoral, but in some cases physical.

The candidate for MAS, Eduardo del Castilo was excluded from the school, where he cast his vote. Bolivian media reported that some fellow voters asked him to “wait for fuel” instead of leaving the voting queue.

People also threw stones at the most wandering leftist candidate, Androno Rodriguez, when he went to vote. Rodriguez was a member of the MAS before splashing the first party.

Officials in Bolivia also said that an explosive equipment was closed at the polling station, where Rodriguez cast its vote. There was no report of significant damage or injuries.

Rodriguez described it as an “isolated event”, which is orchestrated to a Bolivian newspaper by a “small group”.

Leftists have not only faced unpopularity on the economy only. It is also deeply divided.

For the first time in about two decades, former President, Evo Morales, was not on the ballot.

Morales ruled the country from 2006-2019 and was stopped again from running again despite efforts to challenge legal and constitutional rules, so that they could be run for a fourth term.

He has urged his supporters to shut down their vote.

Rodriguez was once seen as a proteg of Morales, but has taken himself away from it since then.

The last election in 2019 was disputed and protests took place. Morales was accused of cheating, as the auditors received irregularities with voting and resigned under army pressure.

In 2020, Luis Ars – a former Finance Minister under Morales took over as President. Morales then announced that he would return to politics in Bolivia, and was deprived of the majority – the pair would convert the Allies into rivals.

The ruling MAS party has deep cracks and Shakti conflicts. Morales’ supporters have organized protests and obstacles against the re -election ban imposed on it, which have become fatal with the killing of some emergency respondents at times.

The judges ordered an arrest warrant for Morales on an alleged sex and the rape of a 15 -year -old girl. He has called the allegations politically motivated.

He is living in Chapare in Bolivia and has been preserved several times by his supporters.