General elections are scheduled to take place in Bolivia on 17 August 2025. Voters will elect the President of Bolivia and Vice President of Bolivia, 130 members of the

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, and 36 members of the Chamber of Senators.

Presidential candidates

Declared intention to run

Rodrigo Paz Pereira Rodrigo Paz Pereira (born 22 September 1967) is a Bolivian politician serving as senator for Tarija since 2020. A member of Civic Community, he has been the leader of the First the People civic group —the alliance's primary partner in Tari ...

( CC), member of the Chamber of Senators * Manfred Reyes Villa ( Súmate), mayor of Cochabamba * Vicente Cuéllar (Cambio25), rector of the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University * Jaime Soliz (

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), former prosecutor of the

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(2005–2010) *

Chi Hyun Chung Chi Hyun Chung (, ; ; born 7 March 1970) is a Korean-Bolivian doctor, evangelical pastor and politician. He became notable in the country's media for his statements against the LGBT community. Chung was a candidate for the President of Bolivi ...

, evangelical pastor,

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and

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presidential candidate * Samuel Doria Medina, former minister of Planning and Coordination of Bolivia (1991–1993) * Branko Marinković, former minister of Economy and Public Finance (2020) * Luis Fernando Camacho ( Creemos), Governor of Santa Cruz (2021-2024)

Speculated candidates

* Andrónico Rodríguez (

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), president of the Chamber of Senators (as Evo Morales running mate) * Carlos Mesa ( CC), former president of Bolivia (2003–2005) * Luis Arce (

), president of Bolivia (2020–present)

Refused to run

Rubén Costas Rubén Armando Costas Aguilera (born 6 October 1955) is a Bolivian politician and the prefect and then governor of Santa Cruz Department in Bolivia from 2006 to 2021, and also the leader of the Democrat Social Movement (MDS). Early life an ...

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), governor of the

(2015–2021)

Barred from running

* Evo Morales (

), former president of Bolivia (2006–2019); ruled ineligible to run by a ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal

Opinion polls

Before the applications

References

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