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Bolivia after the 2020 general elections: Despite the return to power of the MAS, a new political era could be about to begin

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  • Zilla, Claudia
  • Aguilar Andrade, Madeleyne

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On 8 November Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca took office as the new president and vice-president of Bolivia, respectively. Less than a month earlier, they had won the elections in the first round with more than 55 per cent of the vote. Thus, the Movement towards Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo or MAS) was returned to power and obtained an absolute majority in the parliament after a one-year interregnum following the fraudulent ballot in 2019. This outcome can be attributed not only to the desire of the people for economic and political stability as well as social peace but also to the poor performance of the transitional government of Jeanine Áñez and the opposition's fragmentation and polarizing campaign. The dethronement of Evo Morales and the current adverse conditions - not least Covid-19 - are among those factors that will make it impossible for the MAS to conduct business as usual.

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  • Zilla, Claudia & Aguilar Andrade, Madeleyne, 2020. "Bolivia after the 2020 general elections: Despite the return to power of the MAS, a new political era could be about to begin," SWP Comments 55/2020, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swpcom:552020
    DOI: 10.18449/2020C55
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