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| Nominee | Evo Morales | Manfred Reyes Villa | Samuel Doria Medina | |
| Party | Movement for Socialism | New Republican Force | National Unity Front | |
| Running mate | Álvaro García Linera | Leopoldo Fernández | Carlos Fernando Dabdoub Arrien | |
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Early general elections will be held in Bolivia on 6 December 2009,[1] following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009.[2] Voters will elect:
- President and Vice President of the Republic.
- 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies.
- 27 members of the Senate.
- 9 prefects of the Departments.
Presidential election
Under the new constitution all previous terms will not be considered for term limits and if any candidate fails to win over 50% of the vote and another candidate is within 10%, a second round will be held. It will be the first time that an incumbent President will run for reelection. The presidential candidates are:
- Evo Morales (Movement for Socialism): Incumbent president.
- Manfred Reyes Villa (Plan Progreso para Bolivia - Convergencia Nacional): Former prefect of the Cochabamba Department.
- René Joaquino (Alianza Social): Mayor of Potosí
- Samuel Doria Medina (Frente de Unidad Nacional)
- Alejo Véliz (Pueblos por la Libertad y Soberanía)
- Ana María Flores (Movimiento de Unidad Social Patriótica)
- Remi Choquehuanca (Bolivia Social Demócrata)
- Román Loayza (Gente)
References
- ^ (German) "Bolivien: Einigung über Verfassungsreferendum". Die Presse (APA). 21 October 2008. http://diepresse.com/home/politik/aussenpolitik/424062/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ "Bolivia set for constitution vote". BBC News. 22 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7683707.stm. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
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