2025 Bolivian general election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-bolivian-general-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?August 17, 2025 (initial round); October 19, 2025 (runoff)
2. What is the presidential winner?Rodrigo Paz Pereira (PDC)
3. What was special about Bolivia's 2025 election?It was the first time a president was chosen by a runoff, ending 20 years of one party's rule.
4. Who won the 2025 runoff and what did it mean?Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won with 55% of the vote, showing voters wanted new leaders.

Hegemony: Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
Electorate: All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote.
Political Realignment: A significant shift in the balance of power between political parties or ideologies.