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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
ⓘ
national election ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| date | 18 December 2005 ⓘ |
| electedOffice |
President of Bolivia
ⓘ
Vice President of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPerson |
Evo Morales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Álvaro García Linera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralLevel |
legislative
ⓘ
presidential ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2009 Bolivian general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCandidate |
Evo Morales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorge Quiroga NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Doria Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateAfterElection | Evo Morales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateBeforeElection | Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
strengthened indigenous representation in national politics
ⓘ
ushered in a new era of political change in Bolivia ⓘ |
| languageContext | Spanish ⓘ |
| location | Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty |
Movement for Socialism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Unity Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Social and Democratic Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningAlliance | Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Movement for Socialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
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