Last year, Rodrigo Paz took office as Bolivia’s president, ending nearly two decades of socialist rule. Now, various leftist factions, some tied to former president Evo Morales, have taken to the streets in violent protests. Bolivia’s protests, which began in early May, have intensified into a nationwide political and economic crisis just seven months after conservative President Rodrigo Paz took office, ending nearly two decades of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), the party founded by former president Evo Morales. Paz’s election in October 2025 was itself the product of MAS’s collapse. Incumbent president Luis Arce did not seek reelection amid internal party divisions and chronic shortages, and support for MAS cratered amid a deepening economic crisis. In the August 17 first round, Paz…
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