One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as a moderate reformer

The surprise frontrunner in Bolivia's presidential elections reportedly had his phone stolen on Sunday while giving a speech to supporters to celebrate his first-round victory. Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz topped Sunday's polls with 32% of the votes cast, although he did not receive a high enough share to secure an outright victory.

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

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.

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.

Jorge Quiroga and Rodrigo Paz, two right-wing candidates, head into a run-off for president of Bolivia. A right-wing ex-president and a senator from Bolivia's richest regions will go head-to-head in the country's presidential runoff in October after leading the first round of voting on Sunday.

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

Early exit polls in Bolivia's presidential election on Sunday showed Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party leading, with the ruling Movement for Socialism party on track to suffer its worst electoral defeat in a generation.

Siendo un policía en la ciudad boliviana de Santa Cruz, Edman Lara saltó a la fama publicando historias sobre la corrupción policial en