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October 25, 2019

Bolivia's Evo Morales Declares Election Victory as Opponents Cry Foul
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Bolivian President Evo Morales declared victory Thursday in his campaign
for a fourth presidential term, prompting a new round of protests from
opponents who claim Sunday's presidential election was rigged. Election
officials said a new round of voting will be held in five regions next
month due to irregularities in the ballot, but said the outcome won't be
enough to trigger a run-off election in December. Official figures show
Morales took 47% of the vote in a nine-candidate field, just over 10
points more than his nearest opponent, Carlos Mesa, who condemned the
vote count as a "gigantic fraud" and accused Morales of holding on to
power illegally.


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