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Editorial: Colapso electoral de la izquierda en Bolivia

La caída de la izquierda hegemónica en Bolivia abre un nuevo periodo para este país en crisis. El rechazo a su fallido modelo estatista fue claro; lo difícil será impulsar una nueva ruta de bienestar

This combination of pictures created on August 17, 2025, Rodrigo Paz (L), Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia on August 17, 2025, and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga Ramirez, former Bolivian president and presidential candidate for the "Alianza Libre" (Free Alliance) coalition, speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz on August 17, 2025. Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, a right-wing former president, and Rodrigo Paz, 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 August 17, 2025. (Photo by Aizar RALDES and Martin BERNETTI / AFP)
This combination of pictures created on August 17, 2025, Rodrigo Paz (L), Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia on August 17, 2025, and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga Ramirez, former Bolivian president and presidential candidate for the "Alianza Libre" (Free Alliance) coalition, speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz on August 17, 2025. Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, a right-wing former president, and Rodrigo Paz, 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 August 17, 2025. (Photo by Aizar RALDES and Martin BERNETTI / AFP) AIZAR RALDES MARTIN BERNETTI
This combination of pictures created on August 17, 2025, Rodrigo Paz (L), Bolivia's presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia on August 17, 2025, and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga Ramirez, former Bolivian president and presidential candidate for the "Alianza Libre" (Free Alliance) coalition, speaking to his supporters following the results of the presidential election in La Paz on August 17, 2025. Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, a right-wing former president, and Rodrigo Paz, 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 August 17, 2025. (Photo by Aizar RALDES and Martin BERNETTI / AFP)
El centrista Rodrigo Paz Pereira, del Partido Demócrata Cristiano, quedó en primer lugar, con 32,14% de los votos. Se medirá en segunda ronda con el expresidente derechista Jorge Quiroga Ramírez, de Alianza Libre, quien obtuvo el 26,81% de los votos. (AIZAR RALDES MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP)

Tras las elecciones generales celebradas el domingo anterior, una gran incertidumbre persiste en Bolivia: quién será su próximo presidente. Ninguno de los ocho candidatos obtuvo la mayoría necesaria en primera ronda y, por ello, los dos punteros deberán enfrentarse en una segunda vuelta, el 19 de octubre. Sin embargo, sí quedó de manifiesto una contundente certeza: el enorme retroceso de la izquierda estatista y, en particular, el colapso del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), su principal partido y fuerza electoral hegemónica durante casi dos décadas.

Se abre ahora un nuevo ciclo en la política del país, lleno de expectativas y esperanzas, pero también de riesgos y desafíos. A pesar del abrumador cambio de tendencia y el rechazo al modelo intervencionista vigente, el camino por delante es en extremo complejo. La sociedad padece profundas divisiones; los focos de conflicto son múltiples; los problemas acumulados, profundos y heterogéneos, y las medidas necesarias para afrontarlos implicarán sacrificios antes de generar resultados.

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