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Leftist candidate Morales elected president in Bolivia

brian | 19.12.2005 02:33

i hope he doesnt turn into a Lulu

Leftist candidate Morales elected president in Bolivia
By Jack Chang and Bill Faries
Knight Ridder Newspapers

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia - Peasant leader Evo Morales, who has harshly criticized U.S. policies in Latin America, won a major victory Sunday in the race for this fractured country's presidency, adding to a rising wave of leftist governments in the region.

According to a survey of 1,250 polling places conducted by a group of Bolivian media, Morales had won 51 percent of the vote, with former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga coming in second with 30 percent. Businessman Samuel Doria Medina won 8 percent of the vote.

Quiroga conceded defeat. \
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 http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/world/13438350.htm

brian

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  1. Evo Morales and representative democracy — Fifth Columnist
  2. viva Evo — AOC
  3. " is at least the same race as them" — mikbak
  4. The Aymara and Quecha won't be much happier if they will be beaten by Evo's stic — Sticker
  5. We hope Evo Morales doesn't turn into Saddam Hussein — Kurds
  6. Useful article on Bolivian election — Jim