Luis Arce, presidential candidate of the Movement to Socialism party (MAS), gestures during a meeting with foreign journalists after voting in the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's socialist candidate Luis Arce is set to win the country's presidential election without the need for a run-off, an unofficial rapid count of the vote indicated, which would usher the leftwing party of Evo Morales back into power.
The quick-count from Ciesmori, released by Bolivian TV channel Unitel, said Arce had 52.4% of the votes, while Mesa had 31.5%. To win outright, a candidate needs at least 40% of the vote and to beat the runner up by at least 10 percentage points.
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