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Weekly Report - 15 May 2025 (WR-25-19)
BOLIVIA: Arce bows out of presidential campaign
By announcing on 13 May that he would not be a candidate in the August general elections, Bolivia’s President Luis Arce may have given a new lease of life to the feuding Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). The ruling left-wing party has a chance to unite around a new candidate – most likely the senate president, Andrónico Rodríguez. However, former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) is not playing ball. Despite being barred from seeking re-election due to presidential term limits, he is refusing to abandon his hopes for a comeback and has dismissed calls to join Arce in stepping aside.
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