"After almost 20 years, the South American nation is about to be governed by a conservative leader. On October 19, two right-wing politicians will face each other in a run-off election for the presidency: Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party and former President Jorge Quiroga, representing the Libre Alliance. Whoever prevails, the outcome will break the grip the left-wing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) has had on the presidency for every year but one since 2006."
""There is definitely a very clear shift to the right in Bolivia, stemming from an internal context due to the failure of the socialist model," international affairs analyst Andres Guzman Escobari told Al Jazeera. The race reflects a broader rightward trend sweeping South America. Guzman believes the region is entering a new political and economic cycle similar to the early 2000s, when left-wing movements rose to power across Latin America only to see the pendulum swing in the opposite direction."
Bolivia faces a potential political turning point as two right-wing candidates, Senator Rodrigo Paz and former President Jorge Quiroga, compete in an October 19 presidential run-off. A victory for either candidate would end the long-standing hold of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) on the presidency since 2006. Analysts attribute the domestic shift to perceived failures of the socialist model and link the outcome to a wider rightward movement across South America. Recent elections in Argentina and Ecuador exemplify similar trends. Observers suggest the region may be entering a new political and economic cycle reminiscent of the early 2000s, though likely less cohesive and without dominant ideological figureheads.
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