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Mon 12 Dec 2009Bolivian president on course to win second term
Bolivian president Evo Morales, whose left-wing economic policies have made him broadly popular with Bolivia’s poor but angered business leaders, was expected to win re-election yesterday, allowing him to expand state control over the economy.
A victory for Mr Morales would solidify his dominance over Bolivian politics and further weaken a divided conservative opposition tied to the country’s business elite.
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