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Official Bolivia Vote Count Confirms Socialist Landslide

Official Bolivia Vote Count Confirms Socialist Landslide

Bolivia’s official vote count confirms that socialist candidate Luis Arce won the presidency in a first-round landslide.

With results from 89% of voting stations tallied from the Oct. 18 election, Arce had 54.5%, compared to 29.3% for former President Carlos Mesa, his closest rival. Mesa conceded Monday.

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