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LA PAZ, Oct 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Bolivians headed to the polls Sunday to 
choose between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections, ending 
two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American 
nation deep in economic crisis.

Polling stations began opening at 8:00 am local time (1200 GMT), according to 
AFP journalists on the ground. They will close at 4:00 pm.

The election pits economist and senator Rodrigo Paz, 58, against former 
interim president Jorge Quiroga, 65, an engineer by training.