The win, still to be confirmed by the official count, would sweep the party of leftist Morales back into power a year after he was forced to resign following a fraught election that sparked widespread protests and violence. Carlos Mesa, who became presidential candidate for Comunidad Ciudadana after Jeanine Anez bowed out, has conceded the election to his opponent. "This could be the beginning of a new era for the MAS party, replacing Evo," said Franklin Pareja, a political analyst. Arce, a trained economist who studied at the University of Warwick in England, drew support from leftists around the region, including in Mexico, Argentina, Cuba and Venezuela. "We celebrate that a serious conflict was resolved by peaceful and democratic means," tweeted Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2020 16:30 UTC