LA PAZ, Bolivia — A day after the left-wing party that has governed Bolivia for 20 years lost a first-round presidential vote, the race was on Monday to see who will succeed it.

Sen. Rodrigo Paz, a center-right lawmaker from a prominent political family who scored a surprise first-place finish Sunday, will face right-wing former president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga in an Oct. 19 runoff.

Paz, who lagged in polls ahead of the vote, won 32% of the votes cast, while Quiroga received just over 26% and two candidates representing the governing Movement Toward Socialism party — known as MAS — each won less than 10%.

“This was no surprise. It may be a surprise for some sectors of power that did not want to face this reality,” Paz told The Associated Press after his win. “The vast majority of people h

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