Voters check electoral rolls during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Photos of Bolivia’s presidential and legislative elections
After a campaign overshadowed by economic troubles, Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two decades. Candidates Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, Samuel Doria Medina and Andronico Rodríguez voted at their respective polling stations, while former President Evo Morales, who’s barred from running, did the same in the country’s Chapare region.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A billboard with a message that reads in Spanish; “Bolivia, vote with equality and respect”, towers over pedestrians, ahead of the upcoming presidential and legislative elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A voter marks her ballot during presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz kisses his daughter Catalina as he accompanies her to vote during general elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)An electoral official shows a null vote that has “Evo” — referring to former President Evo Morales who is barred from running — written on it, as they count votes after polls closed for general elections in Entre Rios, Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Voter line up at a polling station during general elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A voter looks at a ballot during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Presidential candidate Andronico Rodriguez leaves a polling station after voting as opponents throw stones in Entre Rios, in the Chapare region of Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Voters stand in line at a polling station during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina votes during presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Electoral officials count votes after polls closed during general elections, in Entre Rios, Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Supporters throw confetti on former President Evo Morales after a meeting with a peasants’ federation, before he voted in presidential and legislative elections in Villa 14 de Septiembre, in the Chapare region of Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)A supporter of presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrates early results showing a lead in the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, center, arrives at his campaign headquarter after early results in the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Residents walk along a street closed to traffic on election day in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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