Following Bolivia’s presidential election of Rodrigo Paz Pereira, which ended nearly 20 years of Movement for Socialism rule, Dr Enrique Castañón Ballivián (UCL Institute of the Americas) examines the impact of the new right‑wing government, in an article for The Conversation. Bolivia’s political landscape has changed dramatically since August 2025, when a general election ended the Movement for Socialism (Mas) party’s rule after nearly two decades. Its presence in Congress has all but vanished,