General elections were held in Bolivia on December 6, 2009,[1] following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009.[2][3] The election was initially expected to be held in 2010.[4] Voters elected:
The five departments which had not already done so all voted to have departmental autonomy. Eleven municipalities voted to have indigenous autonomy, out of twelve holding such referendums.[5] One province voted to have regional autonomy.
Under the new constitution, all previous terms will not be considered for term limits. If any candidate fails to win over 50% of the vote and another candidate is within 10%, a second round will be held. It was the first time that an incumbent president ran for reelection. The presidential candidates were:
Polling prior to the election indicated that incumbent Evo Morales enjoyed a 55% approval rating, as well as an 18-point lead over his closest challenger Manfred Reyes Villa.[6] As Morales was expected to cruise to reelection, the local press reported that Villa has already purchased an airplane ticket to the United States for the 7th (the day after the election).[6]
The five departments which had not already done so all voted to become autonomous departments. Each will have to produce a statute of autonomy. They were:
The Gran Chaco Province in Tarija held a referendum on regional autonomy, which was approved by 80.4% of voters.[8]
Municipalitiesedit
The following municipalities voted on whether to become autonomous municipalities according to the Indigenous Originary Campesino Autonomy provisions of the 2009 Constitution. Eleven voted yes:
Huacaya Municipality (Chuquisaca Department) – 53.7% of voters in favor of autonomy[9]
^ abDiego Andrés Chávez Rodríguez, "La Autonomía Indígena Originario Campesina: Entre la formalidad y la autodeterminación," Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia).
^ ab. FT. 5 Dec 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
^La Bolivia autonómica, Los Tiempos (Cochabamba), edición especial, 6 August 2010
^Ministerio de Autonomías, "Región Autónoma Chaco Tarijeño 2011-04-28 at the Wayback Machine."
^"Las autonomías indígenas avanzan a paso lento per seguro, entre consensos e interrogantes" Diálogos en Democracia, 21 March 2010 (Supplement to Pulso Bolivia).
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General elections were held in Bolivia on December 6 2009 1 following a constitutional referendum held on 25 January 2009 2 3 The election was initially expected to be held in 2010 4 Voters elected President and Vice President of the Republic 130 members of the Chamber of Deputies 36 members of the Senate 2009 Bolivian general election 2005 December 6 2009 2014 Presidential election Nominee Evo Morales Manfred Reyes Villa Samuel Doria Medina Party MAS IPSP National Convergence National Unity Running mate Alvaro Garcia Linera Leopoldo Fernandez Gabriel Helbing Popular vote 2 943 209 1 212 795 258 971 Percentage 64 22 24 46 5 65 Results by provincePresident before election Evo Morales MAS IPSP Elected President Evo Morales MAS IPSP The five departments which had not already done so all voted to have departmental autonomy Eleven municipalities voted to have indigenous autonomy out of twelve holding such referendums 5 One province voted to have regional autonomy Contents 1 Presidential candidates 2 Opinion polls 3 Results 4 Autonomy referendums 4 1 Departments 4 2 Regional autonomy 4 3 Municipalities 5 ReferencesPresidential candidates editUnder the new constitution all previous terms will not be considered for term limits If any candidate fails to win over 50 of the vote and another candidate is within 10 a second round will be held It was the first time that an incumbent president ran for reelection The presidential candidates were Evo Morales Movement for Socialism incumbent president the first of indigenous identity He is Aymara Manfred Reyes Villa Plan Progress for Bolivia National Convergence former prefect of the Cochabamba Department Rene Joaquino Social Alliance Mayor of Potosi Samuel Doria Medina Frente de Unidad Nacional Alejo Veliz Pueblos por la Libertad y Soberania Ana Maria Flores Movimiento de Unidad Social Patriotica Rime Choquehuanca Bolivia Social Democrata Roman Loayza Gente Opinion polls editPolling prior to the election indicated that incumbent Evo Morales enjoyed a 55 approval rating as well as an 18 point lead over his closest challenger Manfred Reyes Villa 6 As Morales was expected to cruise to reelection the local press reported that Villa has already purchased an airplane ticket to the United States for the 7th the day after the election 6 Results edit nbsp Election result by department Departments where Morales won Departments where Reyes won Evo Morales won a convincing victory with 64 22 of the vote His party Movement for Socialism won a two thirds majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate nbsp nbsp PartyPresidential candidateVotes SeatsChamber Senate Movement for SocialismEvo Morales2 943 20964 2288 1626 14Plan Progress for Bolivia National ConvergenceManfred Reyes Villa1 212 79526 4637 3010 9National Unity FrontSamuel Doria Medina258 9715 653 50 1Social AllianceRene Joaquino Carlos106 0272 312New0NewSocial Patriotic Unity MovementAna Maria Flores23 2570 510New0NewGenteRoman Loayza15 6270 340New0NewPeoples for Liberty and SovereigntyAlejo Veliz12 9950 280New0NewSocial Democratic BoliviaRime Choquehuanca9 9050 220New0NewTotal4 582 786100 00130036 9Valid votes4 582 78694 31Invalid blank votes276 6545 69Total votes4 859 440100 00Registered voters turnout5 139 55494 55Source CNEAutonomy referendums editDepartments edit The five departments which had not already done so all voted to become autonomous departments Each will have to produce a statute of autonomy They were Chuquisaca Department 79 voting yes Cochabamba Department 76 8 voting yes La Paz Department 79 6 voting yes Oruro Department 73 1 voting yes Potosi Department 73 9 voting yes 7 Regional autonomy edit The Gran Chaco Province in Tarija held a referendum on regional autonomy which was approved by 80 4 of voters 8 Municipalities edit The following municipalities voted on whether to become autonomous municipalities according to the Indigenous Originary Campesino Autonomy provisions of the 2009 Constitution Eleven voted yes Huacaya Municipality Chuquisaca Department 53 7 of voters in favor of autonomy 9 Tarabuco Municipality Chuquisaca Department 90 8 Mojocoya Municipality Chuquisaca Department 88 3 Charazani Municipality La Paz Department 86 6 Jesus de Machaca Municipality La Paz Department 56 1 Pampa Aullagas Municipality Oruro Department 83 7 San Pedro de Totora Municipality Oruro Department 74 5 Chipaya Municipality Oruro Department 91 9 Salinas de Garci Mendoza Municipality Oruro Department 75 1 Chayanta Municipality Potosi Department 60 Charagua Municipality Santa Cruz Department 55 7 One municipality voted no Curahuara de Carangas Municipality 5 References edit Bolivien Einigung uber Verfassungsreferendum Die Presse in German APA 21 October 2008 Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 Retrieved 22 March 2009 Bolivia set for constitution vote BBC News 22 October 2008 Retrieved 22 March 2009 http www plenglish com article asp ID 770AB960 1BD0 4417 8B3F 364526BF6886 amp language EN Archived March 15 2009 at the Wayback Machine General Elections in Bolivia December 2009 ARI Elcano Royal Institute a b Diego Andres Chavez Rodriguez La Autonomia Indigena Originario Campesina Entre la formalidad y la autodeterminacion Dialogos en Democracia 21 March 2010 Supplement to Pulso Bolivia a b Morales keeps faith with populism ahead of Bolivia poll FT 5 Dec 2009 Archived from the original on 15 November 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2009 La Bolivia autonomica Los Tiempos Cochabamba edicion especial 6 August 2010 Ministerio de Autonomias Region Autonoma Chaco Tarijeno Archived 2011 04 28 at the Wayback Machine Las autonomias indigenas avanzan a paso lento per seguro entre consensos e interrogantes Dialogos en Democracia 21 March 2010 Supplement to Pulso Bolivia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 Bolivian general election amp oldid 1215508798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
