Gestern, 17:18
Politischer Richtungswechsel in Bolivien - und es hat den Anschein, als wenn dieser Richtungswechsel relativ geordnet und ohne schrille Begleitmusik vonstatten geht:
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Zitat:Bolivia Says ‘No MAS’https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/22/bol...test062921
After two decades as a bastion of the left, the country is taking a right turn. [...]
Over the past 20 years, the leadership of most Latin American democracies has swung back and forth between the political left and right. Bolivia was a unique case: Barring an inconclusive 2019 election, former President Evo Morales’s Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party won all national leadership contests during that period. But MAS’s control of Bolivian politics ended decisively on Sunday. In general elections, right-wing lawmakers swept into the legislature, and the presidential contest advanced to an Oct. 19 runoff between a centrist and a right-wing candidate. [...]
Sunday’s vote did introduce a surprise. Many preelection polls suggested that two right-wing candidates would proceed to a runoff. In the end, only one of those advanced: former President Jorge Quiroga, who served from 2001 to 2002. A late surge in support propelled the more moderate Sen. Rodrigo Paz ahead of Quiroga and kept the other right-wing candidate out of the runoff. Paz has embraced both left-wing and right-wing identities throughout his career. In this election, he pitched himself as a centrist. Rather than echoing Quiroga’s pledge to seek an International Monetary Fund bailout, for example—which typically implies harsh austerity requirements—Paz has promoted an agenda that he calls “capitalism for everyone,” or cutting red tape for businesses and issuing new credit lines to Bolivians. In the final days before Sunday’s election, many voters told pollsters that they were undecided. Paz’s last-minute surge may have come from voters who were disillusioned with MAS but uncomfortable with the prospect of a candidate further to the right. [...]
Despite the unexpected result, no candidate contested Sunday’s outcome. International observers said voting was generally smooth and peaceful. It was a sign of health for Bolivia’s democracy.
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