Topic: Carlos Mesa

Luis Arce, a supporter of exiled Bolivian President Evo Morales, appears to have won the presidency with a solid majority in the politically-divided Central American country, exit polling indicates.

Bolivian president Evo Morales announced Sunday his resignation, hours after calling for a fresh election amid allegations of voting irregularities and growing opposition.

A run-off election seemed all but assured as President Evo Morales failed to receive more than 50 percent of the vote or a 10 percent margin over the second-place finisher, former president Carlos Mesa.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales is demanding that foreign companies increase their investment in petroleum production or face the possibility of being taken over by the state.

Bolivian President Evo Morales faces an uphill battle to keep his nation whole as several eastern provinces, which hold the country's lucrative gas reserves, are balking at his constitutional reform proposals.

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