2009 Bolivian general election

2009 Bolivian general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Evo Morales Manfred Reyes Villa Samuel Doria Medina
Party MAS-IPSP National Convergence National Unity
Running mate Álvaro García Linera Leopoldo Fernández Gabriel Helbing
Popular vote 2,943,209 1,212,795 258,971
Percentage 64.22% 24.46% 5.65%

Results by province

President before election

Evo Morales
MAS-IPSP

Elected President

Evo Morales
MAS-IPSP

General elections were held in Bolivia on December 6, 2009,[1] following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009.[2][3] The election was initially expected to be held in 2010.[4] Voters elected:

The five departments which had not already done so all voted to have departmental autonomy. Eleven municipalities voted to have indigenous autonomy, out of twelve holding such referendums.[5] One province voted to have regional autonomy.

  1. ^ "Bolivien: Einigung über Verfassungsreferendum". Die Presse (in German). APA. 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Bolivia set for constitution vote". BBC News. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={770AB960-1BD0-4417-8B3F-364526BF6886})&language=EN Archived March 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "General Elections in Bolivia, December 2009 (ARI)". Elcano Royal Institute.
  5. ^ Diego Andrés Chávez Rodríguez, "La Autonomía Indígena Originario Campesina: Entre la formalidad y la autodeterminación," Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia).

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