Bolivia runoff consolidates fragmentation: ruling party keeps two regions, opposition governs the rest

Bogdan Hofbauer

x     Voters in five Bolivian departments went to the polls on Sunday to complete the regional elections that began on March 22, in a runoff that consolidated a fragmented political map: President Rodrigo Paz's Patria coalition retained just two of nine governorships, while seven went to different opposition forces. “Today Bolivia closes a political cycle and opens a new stage. A stage of renewal, new winds and different representations,” Paz wrote on social media. “The era of the single party