Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 17/08/2025 | 00:00:00
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Ballot stations opened on Sunday at 8am (12:00 GMT) and will close at 4pm (20:00 GMT on Monday) Election is also the first time in almost two decades that polling indicates Bolivia’s incumbent Movement for Socialism, or MAS, could face defeat. Eight presidential candidates are in the running – from the far-right to the political left. Morales has been holed up among fiercely loyal coca-growing labour unions for months. He denies allegations of statutory rape. Official results are due within seven days. Voters will also elect all 26 senators and 130 deputies, and officials assume office on November 8. The two frontrunners have pledged significant changes to Bolivia’s big-state economic model if elected.
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