General elections are scheduled to take place in Bolivia on 17 August 2025. Voters will elect the President of Bolivia and Vice President of Bolivia, 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators.
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Presidential candidates
editDeclared intention to run
edit- Rodrigo Paz Pereira (CC), member of the Chamber of Senators[1]
- Manfred Reyes Villa (Súmate), mayor of Cochabamba[2]
- Vicente Cuéllar (Cambio25), rector of the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University[3]
- Jaime Soliz (PDC), former prosecutor of the department of Santa Cruz (2005–2010)[4]
- Chi Hyun Chung, evangelical pastor, 2019 and 2020 presidential candidate[5][6]
- Samuel Doria Medina, former minister of Planning and Coordination of Bolivia (1991–1993)[7]
- Branko Marinković, former minister of Economy and Public Finance (2020)[8]
- Luis Fernando Camacho (Creemos), Governor of Santa Cruz (2021–2024)[9]
Speculated candidates
edit- Andrónico Rodríguez (MAS-IPSP), president of the Chamber of Senators (as Evo Morales running mate)[10][11]
- Carlos Mesa (CC), former president of Bolivia (2003–2005)[12]
- Luis Arce (MAS-IPSP), president of Bolivia (2020–present)[13]
Refused to run
edit- Rubén Costas (MDS), governor of the department of Santa Cruz (2015–2021)[14]
Barred from running
edit- Evo Morales (MAS-IPSP), former president of Bolivia (2006–2019);[15] ruled ineligible to run by a ruling of the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal.[16]
Opinion polls
editBefore the applications
editDate | Polling firm | Undecided | ||||||||||||||
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Arce MAS |
Mesa CC |
Camacho Creemos |
Morales MAS |
Rodríguez MAS |
Reyes Villa Súmate |
Quiroga Libre 21 |
Cuellar Cambio25 |
Copa Ind. |
Medina FUN |
Soliz Ind. |
Claure Ind. |
Galindo Ind. |
Chi Ind. | |||
Jun 2024 | Captura Consulting | - | 6% | 10% | - | 13% | 13% | 4% | 5% | - | 9% | - | - | 10% | 6% | 19% |
May 2024 | Diagnosis | 19% | 9% | 3% | 9% | 7% | 5% | - | 7% | - | 2% | - | - | - | 10% | |
Apr 2024 | Coolosa Comunicaciones | 8.79% | 7.52% | 1.71% | 7.73% | 0.79% | 11.06% | 3.86% | 10.77% | 1.25% | 5.95% | 1.29% | - | 5.80% | - | 4.22% |
16-17 Mar 2024 | Diagnosis | 17% | 10% | 2% | 12% | 7% | 2% | - | 9% | - | 4% | - | - | - | - | |
15 Mar 2024 | Captura Consulting | 16% | 8% | 7% | - | 11% | 12% | - | 3% | - | 9% | - | 7% | 7% | 2% | 18% |
Nov 2023 | Diagnosis | 21% | 12% | 4% | 11% | - | 3% | - | 9% | - | 5% | - | - | - | 12% | |
9-10 Sep 2023 | Diagnosis | 18% | 11% | 4% | 9% | - | 4% | - | 9% | - | 6% | - | - | - | 14% | |
19-20 Aug 2023 | Diagnosis | 14% | 13% | 2% | 10% | 3% | 3% | - | 6% | - | 4% | - | - | - | 18% | |
8-9 Jul 2023 | Diagnosis | 14% | 13% | 2% | 9% | - | 3% | - | 6% | - | 4% | - | - | - | - | |
19 Jan 2023 | Poder y Placer | 21% | 19% | 13% | 11% | - | 9% | - | - | - | 19% | - | 13% | 2% | - | 7% |
9-19 Apr 2022 | Captura Consulting | 17% | 11% | 15% | 11% | - | 10% | 7% | - | 5% | 4% | 3% | - | - | 20% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "EDITORIAL: Rodrigo Paz ahora quiere ser presidente de Bolivia" [EDITORIAL: Rodrigo Paz now wants to be president of Bolivia]. La Voz de Tarija (in Spanish). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Reyes Villa se abre a candidatear para Presidente en comicios 2025" [Reyes Villa opens up to running for President in the 2025 elections]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "El rector Cuéllar abre paso a su alianza Cambio 25 para darle pelea al MAS en 2025" [Rector Cuéllar makes way for his Cambio 25 alliance to fight the MAS in 2025]. Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "El abogado Jaime Soliz Phiel anuncia su candidatura a la Presidencia de Bolivia" [Lawyer Jaime Soliz Phiel announces his candidacy for the Presidency of Bolivia]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Bueno, Boris (8 May 2024). "Chi Hyun Chung anuncia su candidatura para las elecciones generales del 2025" [Chi Hyun Chung announces his candidacy for the 2025 general elections]. eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Chi reaparece y anuncia su Candidatura para el 2025" [Chi reappears and announces his candidacy for 2025]. El Mundo - Diario lider en Informacion en Bolivia (in Spanish). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Doria Medina anuncia que participará de las elecciones del 2025" [Doria Medina announces that she will participate in the 2025 elections] (in Spanish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Marinkovic fue presentado como candidato en encuentro donde están Milei y Bolsonaro" [Marinkovic was presented as a candidate in a meeting where Milei and Bolsonaro are present]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Bolivia, Opinión (18 January 2024). "Camacho quiere volver a pelear por la Presidencia en 2025" [Camacho wants to fight for the Presidency again in 2025]. Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Castro, Nancy (19 February 2024). "El binomio "evista" para las elecciones del 2025 será Evo-Andrónico, adelanta diputado López" [The "evista" binomial for the 2025 elections will be Evo-Andrónico, advances deputy López]. eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "El binomio "evista" para las elecciones del 2025 será Evo-Andrónico, adelanta diputado López" [The "evista" binomial for the 2025 elections will be Evo-Andrónico, advances deputy López]. Agencia de Noticias Fides - Bolivia (in Spanish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Patria, Redacción La (21 July 2023). "Diputada de CC asegura que Carlos Mesa se presentará como candidato el 2025 y que busca unificar a la oposición" [CC deputy assures that Carlos Mesa will present himself as a candidate in 2025 and that he seeks to unify the opposition]. Periódico La Patria (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Luis Arce será candidato del MÁS en el 2025, sí las organizaciones lo permiten" [Luis Arce will be a candidate for MÁS in 2025, if the organizations allow it]. Bolivia.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Mendoza, Luz (9 April 2024). "Costas impulsa desde Cochabamba estrategia rumbo a elecciones de 2025" [From Cochabamba, Costas promotes a strategy towards the 2025 elections]. eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Evo Morales confirma su candidatura a las presidenciales de Bolivia de 2025" [Evo Morales confirms his candidacy for the Bolivian presidential elections in 2025]. France 24 (in Spanish). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Molina, Fernando (30 December 2023). "El Tribunal Constitucional de Bolivia anula la reelección indefinida e inhabilita a Evo Morales para 2025" [The Constitutional Court of Bolivia annuls the indefinite reelection and disqualifies Evo Morales for 2025]. El País América (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.