With a dispersed electoral map and no dominant political axis, the elections revealed a more fragmented, territorialized dynamic that is difficult to frame within traditional national-level interpretations.
With the main political force absent and no narratives to structure the contest, the subnational elections are unfolding amid scattered candidacies and a disoriented electorate.
When the person who should be the president’s main ally decides to confront him publicly, Bolivian politics once again reveals a recurring fracture: that of the vice president who turns the office into a platform for opposition.
The electoral collapse of MAS after two decades of dominance marks the end of a political cycle in Bolivia and opens the way for Rodrigo Paz, who will assume the presidency in November after prevailing in an unprecedented runoff.
After ending two decades of MAS hegemony, Rodrigo Paz assumes the presidency of Bolivia with the legitimacy of change, but faces the enormous challenge of governing without a solid party structure.
