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Centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing

2025 Bolivian general election — Centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing candidate and former president Jorge Quiroga to win the presidential electio

Published October 19, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Bolivian general election.

Centrist candidate Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party defeats independent right-wing candidate and former president Jorge Quiroga to win the presidential election, ending 20 years of Movimiento al Socialismo rule. [https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-rodrigo-paz-election-quiroga-530aee50c6d63281941079460891da4f (AP)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/who-is-bolivias-new-president-rodrigo-paz-2025-10-20/ (Reuters)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/rodrigo-paz-pereira-bolivia-wins-presidential-runoff-electiion-right-wing ( The Guardian )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-10-19).