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Evo Morales Wins Bolivian Presidential Elections

HeadlineDec 22, 2005

And in Bolivia, nearly complete voting results indicate Evo Morales has won the country’s presidential elections. With 93 percent of votes tallied, Morales leads with over 54%. His opponent, former president Jorge Quiroga, has 28%. Morales will assume the presidency with more popular support than any Bolivian president in decades. He will also become the country’s first indigenous head of state. Morales has vowed to increase state controls over Bolivia’s key gas resources and to protect coca plantations — proposals strongly opposed by the Bush administration.

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