Bolivia is preparing for a significant change in its political landscape with the presidential election that will mark a shift to the right, leaving behind two decades of leadership by the Movement for Socialism (MAS). The main candidates, liberal-conservative Jorge Tuto Quiroga and the center-right Rodrigo Paz, face each other in a difficult economic context marked by recession, high inflation, and fuel shortages. Both propose similar strategies to confront the crisis, such as promoting foreign investment and the private sector, but they diverge in the methods: Quiroga seeks a rapid adjustment, while Paz proposes a more gradual transition, reducing administrative costs and using recent loans to boost the economy.
The future government will also have to deal with the figure of Evo Morales, who faces an arrest warrant and remains an influential presence from his stronghold in Cochabamba. Tuto Quiroga has promised to carry out the order against Morales, while Rodrigo Paz has chosen not to address the matter publicly. In the midst of this dispute, the ethnic and regional vote plays a crucial role; Paz has captured the support of the Andean West, while Quiroga counts on backing in the Creole East. With MAS lacking a clear leader for the future, the Bolivian political dynamic faces a new chapter full of challenges and redefinitions.
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