Now, on October 19, Bolivians will hold presidential runoff for the first time—an option only introduced in the 2009 Constitution. As voters prepare to pick their next president, AS/COA online looks at dark horse candidate Paz, the collapse of MAS, and the composition of the next national legislature.

Senator Rodrigo Paz, the surprise top finisher in Bolivia's first-round presidential election, spent years traveling the country, posting hundreds of social media videos and honing his image like a fu

Early official results in Bolivia showed the centrist Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party leading Sunday's presidential race, with a surprise 32.04% of the vote according to the country's electoral tribunal.

The Christian Democratic Party candidate pulled off a surprise victory, winning the most votes in the first round ahead of the former president. The left is out of the power struggle for the first tim

STORY: Early official results in Bolivia show the country's ruling leftists on track for their worst defeat in a generation.Instead the electoral tribunal says centrist senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party is leading the election late Sunday.

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga finished first and second in the first round of voting Sunday. An unofficial early count showed they held a probably unassailable lead in the crowded race. It’s the end ...

Exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election show Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz leading, with the ruling Movement for Socialism party facing significant defeat. Despite past president Evo Morales' call for a boycott,