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Supporters of Luis Arce, presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, celebrate as they claim victory after general elections in La Paz, Bolivia
DEMOCRACY was restored in Bolivia today as Luis Arce and the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) won a thumping victory in elections that took place almost a year after a Washington-backed coup.
Exit polls showed Mr Arce with more than 52 per cent of the vote with his nearest rival, rightwinger Carlos Mesa polling just 31.5 per cent.
The result sparked huge celebrations across the country, bringing an end to the rule of a brutal right-wing administration which presided over massacres of indigenous people after the ousting of former president Evo Morales in November 2019.
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