2002 Bolivian general election

2002 Bolivian general election

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Registered	4,155,055
Turnout	72.06% ( 0.70pp)
Presidential election
Nominee Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada Evo Morales Manfred Reyes Villa Party MNR–MBL MAS-IPSP NFR Running mate Carlos Mesa Antonio Peredo Ivo Kuljis Popular vote 624,126 581,884 581,163 Percentage 22.46% 20.94% 20.91%   Nominee Jaime Paz Zamora Felipe Quispe Jhonny Fernández [es] Party MIR–FRI MIP UCS Running mate Carlos Saavedra Esther Balboa Marlene Fernández Popular vote 453,375 169,239 153,210 Percentage 16.32% 6.09% 5.51%
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President before election Jorge Quiroga Nationalist Democratic Action Elected President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada MNR-MBL

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General elections were held in Bolivia on 30 June 2002.^[1] As no candidate for the presidency received over 50% of the vote, the National Congress was required to elect a President. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was elected with 84 votes to the 43 received by Evo Morales. As of 2020, this marked the last time the MAS-IPSP lost a presidential election.