A political shift ahead? What to know about Bolivia’s presidential election | Elections News

For the first time in nearly two decades, Bolivia is on the precipice of a rightward shift.

Voters in the South American nation will go to the polls on August 17 to choose the next president, as well as members of Congress.

But schisms within Bolivia’s long-dominant left have opened the door to a possible right-wing victory, with candidates like businessman Samuel Doria Medina and former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga leading the race.

Bolivia has been unsettled by political and economic…