Bolivians vote for change after 20 years of one-party rule, in photos

A voter casts his ballot during presidential runoff election in Achacachi, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians voted in the first presidential runoff in 20 years without the ruling MAS party, choosing between former President Jorge Quiroga and Sen. Rodrigo Paz as the country battles a deep economic crisis.

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Pedestrians walk during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A person checks the rolls during a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

People gather outside a polling station to wait for results after polls closed during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

An electoral official shows an unmarked ballot with presidential candidates Jorge Quiroga, right, and Rodrigo Paz to voters during a runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Voters queue at a polling station during presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz leaves a polling station after voting during the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)

Clouds hang over the mountains surrounding La Paz, Bolivia, during a presidential runoff election, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Voters line up at a polling station during a presidential runoff election in Achacachi, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga greets supporters after voting in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) — Presidential candidate Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga greets supporters after voting in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Electoral observer Severina Mamani monitors the presidential runoff election at a polling station in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A police officer points the way to a polling station for a voter during a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Un policía vigila un colegio electoral durante la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Tarija, Bolivia, el domingo 19 de octubre de 2025. (Foto AP/Freddy Barragan)

Catalina Cari queues at a polling station during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman arrives to a polling station to vote in a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Suppoters of presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz celebrate after early results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in Tarija, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)

A woman walks before the opening of polls for a presidential runoff election in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Suppoters of presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz gathers outside his campaign bunker after early results showed him leading in the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

An electoral official records votes on a board after polls closed during a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)