Rodrigo Paz, whose victory marks a historic shift in Bolivian politics, won the country's presidential polls on the back of his moderate platform-pledging to maintain social programs. Centrist leader Rodrigo Paz has been elected the new President of Bolivia. (File)

Centrist leader Rodrigo Paz has been elected as the new president of Bolivia, ending 20 years of leftist rule in the South American nation. Paz, a member of Bolivia’s centre-right Christian Democratic Party (PDC), will assume office on November 8, but does not hold a majority in the country’s legislature, and will likely be forced to forge alliances with other parties to ensure effective governance.

Who is Rodrigo Paz?

An economist by training, Rodrigo Paz, 58, is the son of Bolivia’s former leftist President Jaime Paz Zamor

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