La Paz - Left-leaning Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed victory in regional and municipal elections as exit polls showed gains for his party, the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS).
On the strength of partial results from Sunday's voting, Morales claimed MAS candidates had been elected mayors in 200 Bolivian towns and cities and governors in six of the country's nine departments. The first official results were expected Monday.
Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous elected leader, admitted Sunday that his party's victory was bittersweet after it failed to secure the position of mayor of the capital La Paz.
Exit polls also indicated that the important departments of Santa Cruz, Beni and Tarija remained in the hands of the opposition.
Morales, who was re-elected in December, called on the opposition to work constructively on his government's reform efforts for the sake of the Bolivian people.
Sunday's elections appeared to have been carried out in an orderly manner, according to international observers.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/317127,president-morales-claims-victory-in-regional-bolivian-elections.html.
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