Bolivia Saw a Significant Turnout in Second Elections Runoff

[Judi Lynn]

Published 11 April 2021 (5 hours 55 minutes ago)

Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) President Salvador Romero confirmed a "high and significant" turnout in the second regional election runoff celebrated in four departments on Sunday.

Preliminary data showed a decrease in electors' participation as compared to the first election round held on March 7; however, he noted that Sundays' turnout was within the parameters to guarantee the elections' transparency.

Local electoral authorities are set to process "quickly" electoral records and announced results "in the shortest possible time" despite the legal deadline extends until March 18.

The electoral mission sent by the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (Uniore) will deliver a report on Monday, while observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) have no date to issue a report.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Bolivia: Polling Stations Close After a Normal Election Runoff

Published 11 April 2021

Bolivia's local authorities began to close polling stations following the conclusion of the second runoff regional elections held in the departments of Chuquisaca, Tarija, Pando, and La Paz this Sunday.

Electoral Tables authorities will start vote counts in a public act that can be witnessed by citizens and political parties participating in the electoral race.

The candidates who were the most voted in these four departments on March 7 are the only ones contesting the second runoff. The candidate who gains the majority of valid votes will obtain the governor post.

Representatives from the Citizens Community (CC) party, the Jallalla movement, the Third System Movement (MTS), and Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) participated in the race.

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