Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivia election
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Bolivia's election of centrist Rodrigo Paz is raising cautious hopes that a more market-friendly leader could pave the way for international investment in the country's ample lithium reserves after years of false starts under two decades of socialist rule.
Bolivia’s first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, injected a sharp note of realism into his plans to tackle Bolivia’s economic crisis on Monday, a day after his surprise electoral victory signalled the end of decades of leftist rule in the South American nation.
Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) called for the U.S. to strengthen ties with Bolivia after centrist Rodrigo Paz was elected as the country’s next president on Sunday. Risch and Shaheen are the chair and ranking member,
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Bolivia heads to the polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from crisis
Bolivia is about to swing to the right after almost two decades of being governed by the Movement Toward Socialism party
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PM Modi Congratulates Bolivian President-Elect Paz, Eyes Deeper Ties With Latin American Country
PM Modi congratulated Rodrigo Paz Pereira, expressing hope for strengthened India-Bolivia relations and shared prosperity.
Nine nations say Bolivian President-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira's win heralds a time of change in the South American nation that was a leading socialist state.
Investors welcomed the Bolivian presidential election win for centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz as markets reopened on Monday, but cautioned he now faces a major challenge fixing the economy, and will likely have to soften his resistance to IMF support.