At Stake in this Election:  

• The Presidency of Bolivia 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (since 8 November 2020) 

• Head of Government: President Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (since 8 November 2020) 

• Assembly: bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional), with a 130-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) and a 36-member Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores).  

Electoral System: 

• The President and Vice President are directly elected on the same ballot by winning at least 50% of the vote, or 40% of the vote and 10% more than the next highest candidate. If neither of these conditions are met, a runoff is held. Presidents and Vice Presidents serve 5-year terms. In May 2025, the Constitutional Court upheld a decision to block the candidacy of former president Evo Morales, effectively barring presidents from serving more than two terms. 

• Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected via a mixed system to serve 5-year terms, renewable once. Half of the members are elected via direct voting electoral districts and the other half are elected from proportional voting electoral districts, from lists headed by candidates for President, Vice President, and Senators of the Republic. 7 seats are reserved for members of Indigenous groups.  

• Members of the Chamber of Senators are directly elected via proportional representation to serve 5-year terms, renewable once.  

Last Election: 

The last election for president was held on October 18, 2020. Luis ARCE won 55.1% of the vote, Carlos MESA won 28.8% of the vote, Luis Fernando CAMACHO won 14% of the vote. Voter turnout was 88%.  

Information for Voters: 

Elecciones Generales 2025 / General Election 2025 (in Spanish) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 4 April 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 7 May 2025 

Candidates in this Election:

• Andronico RODRIGUEZ Ledezma 

• Party: Popular Alliance / Alianza Popular (AP) 

• Pavel Antonio ARACENA Vargas 

• Party: Freedom and Progress ADN / Libertad y Progreso ADN (LYP–ADN) 

• Manfred Armando Antonio Reyes VILLA Bacigalupi 

• Party: Autonomy for Bolivia Join Us / Autonomía Para Bolivia Súmate (APB-SUMATE) 

• Jorge Fernando Tuto QUIROGA Ramirez 

• Party: Freedom and Democracy / Libertad y Democracia (LIBRE) 

• Max Jhonny FERNANDEZ Saucedo 

• Party: The Strength of the People / La Fuerza del Pueblo (FP) 

• Carlos Eduardo del CASTILLO del Carpio 

• Party: Movement for Socialism, A Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the People / Movimiento al Socialismo Instrumento Politico por la Soberania de los Pueblos (MAS-IPSP) 

• Monica Eva COPA Murga 

• Party: National Renewal Movement / Movimiento de Renovación Nacional (MORENA) 

• Samuel Jorge Doria MEDINA Auza 

• Party: Unity / Unidad (UNIDAD) 

• Rodrigo PAZ Pereira 

• Party: Christian Democratic Party / Partido Democrata Cristiano (PDC) 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population:  12,244,159 (2023 estimate)  

• Registered Voters: 7,332,926 (2020 estimate) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 6,108,428 (2023 estimate)  

• CEDAW Status: Signed 30 May 1980, Ratified 8 June 1990 

• Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas that requires that lists of candidates alternate between men and women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 60 out of 130 in the Chamber of Deputies and 20 out of 36 in the Chamber of Senators 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.698 (Medium) (2022 estimate) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 20.6% (2025 estimate) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 13 August 2007, 16 November 2009 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,959,064 (2023 estimate)