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Supporters hold a sign with an image of former President Evo Morales and a message that reads in Spanish, "Without Evo, there are no elections," during a protest demanding he be allowed to compete in the upcoming presidential election, near the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia reinstates a leftist challenger but keeps former leader Morales off the ballot

Bolivia’s electoral tribunal has included leftist Senate leader Andrónico Rodríguez on the list of presidential candidates approved for the ballot but excluded the powerful former socialist leader Evo Morales — the other major thorn in the president’s side.
 
Senate President Andronico Rodriguez attends a ceremony announcing his presidential candidacy for the Alianza Popular (Popular Alliance) party, in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s electoral tribunal bans ex-leader Morales and suspends a key candidate, drawing backlash

 
A man wearing a mask depicting former President Evo Morales marches with his cat towards the offices of the Electoral Tribunal in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Supporters of Bolivia’s ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacy

 
Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a press conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia’s President Arce, polls slipping, quits 2025 presidential race

 
Former President Evo Morales attends a meeting with supporters in Lauca N in the Chapare region of Bolivia, Nov. 22, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

 

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Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he fails to appear in court in a sex abuse case

 
Former President Evo Morales chews coca in the Lauca N, Chapare region of Bolivia, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics

 
Former Bolivia's President Evo Morales points to a bullet hole on his car that he claims was the result of an assassination attempt, in Lauca N, Chapare region, Bolivia, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse case

 
Aymara indigenous people wait in line to vote during judicial elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s divisive popular vote for senior judges offers lessons for Mexico

 
Police escort former anti-drug Director of the Bolivian police, Colonel Maximiliano Davila, as he is presented to the press at a Bolivian police command office after he was arrested on charges for being tied to a drug trafficking ring, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia extradites former anti-narcotics chief to the US to face drug trafficking charges

 
A woman models a creation by a local designer at a Chola fashion show, promoting the Andean style and beauty of Aymara women, in Viacha, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

In Bolivia’s scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm

 
A woman walks next to a queue of truck drivers waiting to fill their diesel tanks in El Alto, Bolivia, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

‘Everything is expensive!’ Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse

 
FILE - Police escort former police colonel Maximiliano Davila, center, as he was presented to the media at a Bolivian Police Command office in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia’s top court says its former anti-drug chief can be extradited to the US on drug charges

 

Bolivia’s ex-leader Morales tells the AP he will press on with hunger strike against the government

 
Former President Evo Morales chews coca leaves during a hunger strike in Lauca N, in the Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s Evo Morales tells AP he’ll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogue

 
Followers of former Bolivia's President Evo Morales hold a vigil outside military barracks in Shinahota, Chapare region, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s government accuses supporters of ex-President Evo Morales of taking 200 soldiers hostage

 
Police launch tear gas to disperse supporters of former President Evo Morales who have been blocking roads for days to prevent him from facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abuse of a minor while he was in office, in Parotani, Bolivia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s president accuses supporters of former leader Morales of seizing 3 military barracks

 

Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

 
FILE - Former President Evo Morales speaks to supporters after marching to La Paz, Bolivia, to protest current President Luis Arce, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

 

March led by Bolivian leader Evo Morales ends in clashes as it enters capital La Paz

 

Rival factions clash as march led by former president Evo Morales advances in Bolivia

 
Supporters of former President Evo Morales, below, face off with supporters current President Luis Arce in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital

 

March for Bolivia’s ex-president Morales devolves into clashes, escalating crisis

 
An effigy of former President Evo Morales burns on a road in Vila Vila, Bolivia, to block Morales supporters who are marching to the capital to protest the government of current President Luis Arce in an escalation of a political dispute between the two politicians, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

March for Bolivia’s ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates

 
Police patrol at a roadblock in Vilaque on the outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The roadblock was placed by protesters demanding the resignation of Bolivian President Luis Arce for his management of the economy. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s iconic ex-President Morales calls for anti-government march as political fight escalates

 
A vendor waits for customers at her produce stand, a day after Army troops stormed the government palace in what President Luis Arce called a coup attempt, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Sanchez)

Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a ‘failed coup’

 

Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a ‘failed coup’

 
Bolivia's President Luis Arce speaks after an interview at the government palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 28, 2024, two days after Army troops stormed the palace in what Arce called a coup attempt. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims

 
Bolivia's President Luis Arce speaks during an interview at the government palace, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 28, 2024, two days after Army troops stormed the palace in what Arce called a coup attempt. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to ‘take over’ as president

 

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FILE - A supporter attends the Movement for Socialism or MAS party convention to elect a new leader to replace former President Evo Morales, in El Alto, Bolivia, May 4, 2024. President Luis Arce and his one-time ally, ex-President Evo Morales, are battling for the future of MAS ahead of the presidential election in 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

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