Bolivia President Arce says he will not run for re-election

Proclamation of Luis Arce as the MAS political party's candidate for the 2025 elections, in La Paz

FILE PHOTO: Bolivian president Luis Arce participates in the proclamation ceremony as presidential candidate for the political party Movement for Socialism–Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS–IPSP), in La Paz, Bolivia, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in elections this August.

In an address to the South American nation, the leftist Arce said he did not want to contribute to dividing the vote in the election and helping a right-wing candidate win.

Bolivia's left is divided, with Arce and former President Evo Morales commanding support from different factions of the ruling and long-dominant Movement to Socialism party.

Andronico Rodriguez, the young president of Bolivia's Senate and Morales's heir apparent, has announced his candidacy in the August race. Morales is constitutionally prohibited from running again.

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By Reuters