Bolivia's President-elect Luis Arce is honoured with an indigenous ceremony at the ancient site of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, November 6, 2020. Courtesy of Movement to Socialism Party (MAS)/Handout via REUTERS
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Luis Arce, a quiet economist who will be sworn in as Bolivia's president on Sunday after a landslide election win, knew where he stood in the political spectrum as a young teenager in La Paz, when he picked up the writings of philosopher Karl Marx.
Arce steered the Andean country's economy for over a decade under former leader Evo Morales, an ebullient leftist who resigned last year after an election dogged by disputed claims of fraud sparked widespread protests. Arce was often seen as a moderating influence to more radical elements in Morales' Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party.
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