Bolivia's upcoming elections will likely end the left-wing ruling party's grip on power amid widespread frustration over economic turmoil and legislative paralysis. A right-wing win would shift the government's focus toward improving the business climate, but deep-rooted socioeconomic challenges are expected to persist in the long term. On Aug. 17, Bolivia will hold general elections, with voters choosing a new president, all 130 members of its Chamber of Deputies and all 36 members of its Chamber of Senators. In the likely event that no presidential candidate achieves more than 50% of the vote or a 10 percentage point advantage over the next closest candidate in the first round, there will be a runoff vote on Oct. 19. All electoral winners will take office on Nov. 8. Polling suggests low support for the ruling left-wing Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS), with polling firm SPIE reporting in mid-July that Samuel Doria Medina...
