Bolivia begins counting votes in election poised to end two decades of leftist rule | AFP

Poll workers in La Paz begin counting ballots in Bolivia's most closely watched general election in two decades, with right‑wing candidates poised to take power for the first time since 2005. The vote, covering the presidency and both houses of parliament, unfolds amid a deep economic crisis, with annual inflation approaching 25 percent and severe shortages of fuel and dollars, the currency in which most Bolivians save.