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Bolivia faces a historic political transformation as voters prepare to choose between two right-wing presidential candidates, ending nearly two decades of leftist governance. The election outcome could dramatically shift the country’s approach to coca cultivation and revive cooperation with US anti-drug agencies. Both candidates confront Bolivia’s worst economic crisis in decades amid soaring inflation and fuel shortages.

Historic Political Transition

Bolivians are heading to the polls in a landmark presidential runoff that analysts suggest will complete the country’s shift to the right after almost 20 years under the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. According to reports, this election marks the first time Bolivia will hold a presidential runoff in its political history, with both candidates representing right-wing positions.