LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Early results from Bolivia’s presidential runoff election showed centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz headed for a clear victory with 54.5% of the vote, Bolivia’s electoral tribunal announced on Sunday, paving the way for the political transformation of this crisis-hit Andean nation after two decades of one-party rule.

With official results still trickling in from across the country, the preliminary count showed Paz’s rival, right-wing former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, clinching 45.4% of the vote.

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