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Bolivia elects centrist Paz as president, ending 2 decades of socialism
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. With 97 per cent of ballots counted, Rodrigo Paz had...
From Iceland’s ‘Women’s Day Off’ to No Kings, Progress Begins When Women Stand Together
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
Bolivia votes for president to confront worst crisis since 1980s
Bolivians are voting in a presidential runoff to decide which of two pro-business candidates they trust to lead them out of their deepest economic crisis in forty years. Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party and former President...
Después de Gaza, Ucrania es la siguiente prioridad de Trump. Pero lograr la paz con Putin podría ser aún más difícil
Análisis de Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Steve lo logrará. Esa es —y ha sido— la esperanza de Ucrania y Europa por meses. Durante su entusiasta discurso ante el Knesset, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dejó claro que la esquiva paz en...
Bolivia heads to polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from crisis
Bolivia holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which conservative and capitalist candidate can better address the country’s economic crisis, after almost two decades of rule by the Movement...
US sanctions Colombian President over illicit drugs; Petro calls it a paradox
The United States imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and several senior officials, accusing them of aiding drug traffickers and letting cocaine production reach record levels. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...
Bolivia votes in runoff poll marking pro-market shift
Bolivians are voting in a presidential runoff that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations. The race pits centrist senator Rodrigo Paz...
Bolivia to vote in presidential runoff that will turn it to the right
Bolivians go to the polls on Sunday in an election that, whatever the result, will mark a complete shift to the right after nearly 20 years under the rule of the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas). The country’s first-ever presidential runoff...
Bolivia votes in runoff election, marking pro-market shift and US embrace
By Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivians vote in a presidential runoff on Sunday that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of...
Trinidad and Tobago joins US, allies in support for Bolivia's new president
News Sean Douglas 26 Minutes Ago Rodrigo Paz Periera waves a Bolivian ahead of his victory in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19. - AP Photo Trinidad and Tobago is endorsing the election of conservative leader Rodrigo...
Trump, amigo de Milei mientras le convenga: los amores y odios del presidente de EE.UU. con América Latina
Análisis por Juan Carlos López, CNN en Español Debió ser una experiencia surrealista. Estás frente a tu ídolo, aquel que entiende tu proyecto, te respalda y tiene las herramientas para que tu apuesta se concrete, para demostrarles a los incrédulos...
Bolivia set to elect new president, ending era of left-wing rule
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 19, (dpa/GNA) – After nearly two decades of left-wing governments in Bolivia, the South American nation is on the brink of a political shift as a run-off election on Sunday decides the future leadership of the country. As no...
Bolivian voters will choose between Senator Rodrigo Paz (L) and former interim president Jorge Quiroga (R)
Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.
Bolivia heads to the polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from...
Year-on-year inflation soared to 23% last month, the highest rate since 1991. Fuel shortages paralyze the country. Both right-wing former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga and centrist senator Rodrigo Paz have billed themselves as candidates of...
Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz as president as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades
Spokane, WA (99201) Today Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours will become overcast in the afternoon. High 56F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 38F. Winds light and variable....
Bolivian election authority says preliminary results show that centrist Rodrigo Paz has won presidential race
Trump quiere impulsar la paz en Oriente Medio; Netanyahu aún destaca la fuerza militar de Israel
WASHINGTON — El presidente Donald Trump ha declarado el fin de la guerra de Israel con Hamás en la Franja de Gaza y ya ha puesto la mira en objetivos mucho más grandes —argumentando que el frágil alto el fuego que su gobierno ayudó a negociar es...
Could Bolivia's Right Turn Spoil Iran's Ambitions In Latin America?
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking into how the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule in...
María Corina y su Premio Nobel de la paz
La líder de la oposición de Venezuela, María Corina Machado, se convierte en la primera venezolana en ganar este premio prestigioso. Además, el plan de Trump revela un camino hacia la paz en Gaza y ofrece alivio a las familias de rehenes. En...
Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga concedes election defeat