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2019 Bolivian general election

20 October 2019
Turnout	88.31% ( 0.41pp)
Nominee Evo Morales Carlos Mesa Chi Hyun Chung Party Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) Civic Community Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) Running mate Álvaro García Linera Gustavo Pedraza Paola Barriga Popular vote 2,889,359 2,240,920 539,081 Percentage 47.08% 36.51% 8.78%
President before election Evo Morales Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) Elected President Election results annulled Jeanine Áñez (MDS) becomes acting president

General elections were held in Bolivia on 20 October 2019.

Voters elected all 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 36 senators and cast ballots for a joint slate of president and vice president.

Disputes over the transparency and legitimacy of the elections caused weeks of widespread protests in Bolivia after incumbent President Evo Morales was declared the winner with 47.08% of the vote. This was greater than ten-point margin over his nearest competitor, Carlos Mesa, this was enough for Morales to be announced as a winner without a run-off second-round vote.

The Organization of American States (OAS) said that there was "clear manipulation" and significant irregularities.