Bolivia’s Morales Headed for Run-Off Vote as Rival Outperforms
- Morales seeking fourth term of office in presidential election
- OAS asks why electoral authority stopped updating results
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Bolivian President Evo Morales seems headed for a run-off vote in his bid for a fourth term as president, after a better-than-expected performance by the opposition in Sunday’s election.
Morales won 45% of the vote, compared with 38% for his closest rival, Carlos Mesa, with 84% of ballots counted, Bolivia’s electoral agency said late Sunday. At present, the gap is too narrow to avoid a December second round.