[20201022]IN11198_玻利维亚2020年10月大选.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Bolivias October 2020 General Elections Updated October 22, 2020 On October 18, 2020, Luis Arce and the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party won Bolivias presidential and legislative elections in a landslide. Arce, former finance minister in the government of President Evo Morales (2005-2019), secured a first-round victory with 54% of the vote. Held nearly one year after Moraless November 2019 resignation following annulled October 2019 elections that were marred by allegations of fraud, the 2020 elections demonstrated voters continued support for the MAS. U.S. officials congratulated Arce on his victory. U.S.-Bolivian relations could be challenging, given tension in relations under Morales and the Trump Administrations strong support for the conservative interim government. 2020 Election Results After a year of violence and polarization since Moraless resignation, many observers questioned whether the interim government led by Jeanette ez, herself a presidential candidate until September, could convene free and fair elections amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although some p