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Morales' reluctance to accept the exclusion may prompt his supporters to hinder the implementation of the election, which may have a runoff for the first time.
Also, regardless of the winner, social and political tensions are likely to persist beyond this electoral cycle. END

90% of these protests have involved roadblocks, which have exacerbated a dire economic situation, increasing pressure on the government to dismantle them.
In June, clashes between Evo supporters and security forces/counterprotesters left eight people dead and dozens injured. /4

While some workers union and mining cooperatives have abandoned Morales, he has remained with a "reduced but radicalized" support base, mostly composed of farmers and coca growers, concentrated in the Cochabamba departments, where 60% of pro-Morales demonstrations have occured. /3

A dispute between former President Morales and current President Luis Arce for the control of the MAS party has become a major driver of instability in the country since late 2023, leading to the implosion of the party that has been in power in the past two decades. /2

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