Bolivia's socialists sweep back to power as Arce sworn in as President

FILE PHOTO: Bolivia's Luis Arce waves before receiving his credentials as elected President, in La Paz, Bolivia October 28, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's Luis Arce was sworn in as president on Sunday, ushering the country's powerful socialist party back into power a year after long-term leftist leader Evo Morales was ousted amid angry protests that sparked off a political crisis.

Arce, 57, was inaugurated in a ceremony in the highland city of La Paz, in front of heads of state from Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Spain, as well as senior officials from Chile, Iran and the government of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.