Rodrigo Paz wins presidential runoff, becoming Bolivia's first conservative leader in decades

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : His humble origins and fiery promises of universal income for women and higher pensions for retirees resonated with many former MAS supporters.
50% : Paz's slogan of "capitalism for all" appealed to merchants and entrepreneurs who flourished in Morales' heyday of booming natural gas exports but later chafed against his high taxes and regulation as the coffers ran dry.
46% : But he says he'll take a gradual approach to free-market reforms, in hopes of avoiding a sharp recession or jump in inflation that would enrage the masses -- as has happened before in Bolivia.
39% : Morales' effort to lift fuel subsidies in 2011 lasted less than a week as protests engulfed the country.

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