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| In Bolivia: People Have Stopped Believing in Socialism |
| 2025-08-19 |
| [Yahoo] A centrist and a center-right candidate made it through the first round of Bolivia’s presidential election, which was marked by voters’ rejection of the ruling left-wing party. [the conservatives and center right candidates got 80% of the vote, the Socialists got 3%] The Movement Toward Socialism has ruled Bolivia for almost two decades since Evo Morales became president in 2006: It initially benefited from a commodities boom that fed a surge in government spending, but as energy prices fell and state coffers dried up, the government piled up debt in a failed bid to revive economic growth. The two successful candidates, who will face each other in an October runoff, have both vowed to slash spending. "People have generally stopped believing in socialism," a former Morales voter told The Wall Street Journal. ------------ a more in depth article on this is from the BBC at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzlp85432o |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #2 FWIW paper ballots ID required (voting is mandatory) results available the morning after voting |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-08-19 21:20 |
| #1 This is why it's so important that socialist wins in NYC. Let those voters get a good solid dose of socialism right up the ass. |
| Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-08-19 14:45 |