Bolivians vote for change after 20 years of one-party rule, in photos
A person checks the rolls during a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians voted in the first presidential runoff in 20 years without the ruling MAS party, choosing between former President Jorge Quiroga and Sen. Rodrigo Paz as the country battles a deep economic crisis.
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A police officer guards a polling station during a presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)A voter casts his ballot during presidential runoff election in Achacachi, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Presidential candidate Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga greets supporters after voting in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)An electoral official shows an unmarked ballot with presidential candidates Jorge Quiroga, right, and Rodrigo Paz to voters during a runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz shows his ballot during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)A police officer points the way to a polling station for a voter during a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)A woman walks before the opening of polls for a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A woman arrives to a polling station to vote in a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Voters line up at a polling station during a presidential runoff election in Warisata, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Voters queue at a polling station during presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Voters wait their turn at a polling station during a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Catalina Cari queues at a polling station during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Pedestrians walk during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Electoral observer Severina Mamani monitors the presidential runoff election at a polling station in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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