Bolivians are choosing a new president and parliament in elections that could lead to the first right-wing government in more than two decades.
After a weak election campaign overshadowed by a looming economic crisis, the vote, which could end the leftist party's long rule in the Andean country, is seen as one of the most significant in recent memory and one of the most unpredictable.
As Sunday approaches, about 30% of voters have yet to make their choice.
Polls have shown that the two leading right-wing candidates, multimillionaire businessman Samuel Doria Medina and former President Jorge Fernando “Tuto” Quiroga, are virtually neck and neck in the race for the presidency.
Voting is compulsory in Bolivia, and approximately 7.9 million citizens have the right to vote.
“I have rarely, if ever, seen a situation with so many sparks ready to fly,” said Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez, co-founder of New York-based consulting firm Aurora Macro Strategies.
The election is generating great interest across Latin America because of its potential impact on the economic future and political stability of this resource-rich but troubled country.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
