Bolivia set to elect new president, ending era of left-wing rule

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], October 20: After nearly two decades of left-wing governments in Bolivia, the South American nation is on the brink of a political shift as a run-off election on Sunday decides the future leadership of the country.
As no candidate achieved the required majority in the first round of voting, Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira from the Christian Democratic Party and former President Jorge Quiroga from the right-wing
Libre - Liberty and Democracy alliance are now facing off against each other. Bolivia is mired in a deep economic crisis, with high inflation, shortages of petrol and foreign currency, as well as a lack of medicines, part of everyday life.
Neither former president Evo Morales nor the current head of state Luis Arce are running: Morales was constitutionally barred and is also facing an arrest warrant, while Arce withdrew due to declining popularity. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune