ADIf the results hold, Morales and Mesa will face off in a December ballot in which Morales could be vulnerable to a united opposition. “We’re in a runoff,” Mesa told supporters shortly after the first results were announced. Morales, 59, a native Aymara from Bolivia’s highlands, came to prominence leading social protests and rose to power as the country’ first indigenous president in 2006. Following a boom in commodities prices, Morales paved roads, sent Bolivia’s first satellite to space and curbed inflation. “I’m thinking of a real change because I think that Evo Morales has done what he had to do and should leave by the front door,” said Nicolás Choque, a car washer.

Source: Washington Post October 21, 2019 00:56 UTC