Bolivia’s Morales coasts to 3rd term as president

Published October 13, 2014 12:45pm ET



LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Evo Morales coasted to victory in Bolivia’s presidential elections, winning an unprecedented third term as voters rewarded the former coca grower for delivering economic and political stability in what has traditionally been one of South America’s most ungovernable nations.

Morales, an Aymara Indian, received 60 percent of the vote against 25 percent for cement magnate Samuel Doria Medina, the top vote-getter among four challengers in Sunday’s election, according to a quick count of voting stations by the polling firm Ipsos for ATB television. Ballot counting was to resume early Monday with the first official tally expected by midday.

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