The vote marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the US.
Bolivians are set to head to the polls to choose between two pro-market candidates in a presidential run-off that marks the end of nearly two decades of socialist rule and the start of a likely realignment towards the United States.
The vote on Sunday pits conservative former interim President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, 65, against centrist Senator and economist Rodrigo Paz, the 58-year-old son of the former left-wing President Jaime Zamora.
Both men have promised to overhaul Bolivia’s crisis-hit economy and restore the relationship with the US after years
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