2005 Bolivian general election

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The 2005 Bolivian general election was a landmark national vote in which leftist leader Evo Morales and his Movement for Socialism party won a decisive victory, ushering in a new era of indigenous representation and political change in Bolivia.

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instanceOf general election
national election
continent South America
country Bolivia
date 18 December 2005
electedOffice President of Bolivia
Vice President of Bolivia
electedPerson Evo Morales
Álvaro García Linera
electoralLevel legislative
presidential
followedBy 2009 Bolivian general election
hasMajorCandidate Evo Morales
Jorge Quiroga
Samuel Doria Medina
headOfStateAfterElection Evo Morales
headOfStateBeforeElection Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé
impact strengthened indigenous representation in national politics
ushered in a new era of political change in Bolivia
languageContext Spanish
location Bolivia
mainParty Movement for Socialism
National Unity Front
Social and Democratic Power
notableFor expansion of indigenous political representation
first indigenous president of Bolivia elected
rise of Movement for Socialism as governing party
shift to left-wing politics in Bolivia
officeContested President of Bolivia
Vice President of Bolivia
members of the National Congress of Bolivia
organizedBy Bolivian electoral authorities
partOf Bolivian electoral history
politicalOrientationOfWinner left-wing
socialist
precededBy 2002 Bolivian general election
relatedTo indigenous rights movement in Bolivia
nationalization of natural gas policy debates
resultType landslide victory for Evo Morales
scope nationwide
tookPlaceDuring Bolivian gas conflict aftermath
typeOfElectorate universal suffrage
votingSystem popular vote for president
proportional representation for legislature
winner Evo Morales
winningAlliance Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples
winningParty Movement for Socialism
year 2005

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Evo Morales electedIn 2005 Bolivian general election
Our Brand Is Crisis (2005 documentary film) subject Bolivian presidential election
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