South American Bolivian Presidential Election Anti-American Left Government "Successor Candidate" Elected October 24, 8:43
In Bolivia, South America, a re-election was held following the exile of former president Morales, an anti-US leftist, who was suspected of being fraudulent. I won the election with a big difference of 50% or more.
The elected Luis Arce, 57, has served as Minister of Economy and Finance under former President Evo Morales, who led the anti-American leftist government for about 14 years.
In addition to Mr. Arse, several pro-US right-wing candidates were running for the election, but Mr. Arse won about 55% of the votes and was elected in second place with a difference of nearly 30 points.
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America, but Morales, who became the first indigenous people to become president in 2006, tried to rebuild the economy and the poverty rate improved significantly, and Morales was widely supported.
On the other hand, on the diplomatic side, it deepened its confrontation with the United States by strengthening relations with China and nationalizing the interests in natural gas held by Western companies.
In the presidential election held in October last year, Mr. Morales declared victory, but he was forced into exile in Argentina after being pointed out by the United States and other countries on suspicion of fraudulent elections.
The focus will be on how much anti-American stance Mr. Arse, who has been nominated for Morales' successor, will take in the future.