Fuel crisis hampers distribution of Bolivian election ballots

Drivers waits to refuel at a service station in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on October 13, 2025. Bolivia will hold the runoff presidential election on October 19. (Photo by Rodrigo URZAGASTI / AFP)

LA PAZ, Bolivia — A severe shortage of fuel is hampering preparations for Bolivia’s presidential run-off, which will be held on Oct. 19.

This election is expected to see the Andean nation swing to the right after two decades of leftist rule, an electoral official said Tuesday.

Right-wing former president Jorge Tuto Quiroga and center-right ex-mayor Rodrigo Paz will go head-to-head in the run-off.

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