By El Diario: In a historic runoff After election day and once the results of the quick count commissioned by television networks, along with the Preliminary Results Transmission System of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), were revealed—granting a surprising victory to the candidate of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz, followed by Jorge Quiroga…
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Elecciones presidenciales en Bolivia: lo que hay que saber | What to Know About Bolivia’s Presidential Election
Por Genevieve Glatsky, The New York Times: Una crisis económica y las luchas internas en el partido de izquierda que ha dominado la política boliviana en los últimos años podrían allanar el camino para el primer presidente de derecha en décadas. Bolivia celebra el domingo unas elecciones presidenciales que, según muchos analistas, terminarán con las…
Conteo oficial en Bolivia muestra al centrista Rodrigo Paz en inesperada ventaja | Official Bolivia presidential count shows centrist Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead
Por Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao, Reuters: LA PAZ, 17 ago (Reuters) – Los primeros resultados oficiales en Bolivia mostraron al centrista Rodrigo Paz, del Partido Demócrata Cristiano, liderando la elección presidencial del domingo con un sorpresivo 32,04% de los votos, según el tribunal electoral del país. El expresidente conservador Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, de la…
What Were We Thinking 20 Years Ago | En qué pensábamos hace 20 años
Editorial, El Día: We are what we think, and in Bolivia we have spent too many years trapped in a comfortable but false narrative. A narrative that, for decades, convinced us that being on the left meant being on the right side of history; that the State had to be big, generous, and omnipresent; that…
Changes in the High Military Command, landing of a Russian plane, and arrival of Venezuelans generate uncertainty just hours before the elections | Cambios en Alto Mando Militar, aterrizaje de avión ruso y llegada de venezolanos generan incertidumbre a horas de las elecciones
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: There are questions Former Defense Minister Javier Zabaleta called the change in the High Military Command an “absolute irresponsibility,” while the Conade warns of risks of election suspension and calls on opposition parties and civic groups to unite in defense of the vote. Conade calls for the defense of…
Woke and Progressive Illusions: Bolivia’s Imported Ideological Poison | Ilusiones Woke y Progre: El veneno ideológico importado para Bolivia
By Bolivian Thoughts: Across the West, the so-called “woke” and progressive wave has flooded universities, media, and politics. It sells itself as a noble crusade for justice and equality but leaves behind division, moral confusion, and the destruction of shared values. Under its banner of “inclusion,” it imposes rigid dogmas where disagreement is treated as…
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