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 ⓘ
linked to: 2005 Bolivian general election