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Bolivia‘s political landscape is facing a โฃcriticalโ juncture as the left was excluded from the secondโ presidential round,aโ past fact in the country [[1]]. Minister of Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, expressed “sadness” over thisโ outcome, highlighting โคthe โinability of leftist factions โto unite against a historical enemy [[1]]. He warned of potential consequences resulting from this political division, referencing past experiences under right-wing governance โค [[1]].
The second round will feature Senator Rodrigo paz pereira and former president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, both representing the right [[1]]. Cabello criticized internal divisions within the Movement to Socialism (MAS)โ party as a contributing factor โขto thisโข outcome โฃ [[1]]. He emphasized the importance of unity โwithin โขtheโข ruling โขparty, drawing a parallel to the ongoing โฃunity within Venezuela’s ruling party [[1]].Bolivia โคis the fifth-largest country in South America [[1]] and one of two landlocked countries in theโค Americas [[1]], having lost โขaccess to the Pacific Ocean after the War of the Pacific (1879-1884) [[2]].