Morales Poised to Win Bolivian Presidency
Socialist candidate Evo Morales, who has promised to halt a U.S-backed campaign to end coca growing, appeared to have to won Bolivia’s presidential elections, a victory that would solidify the continent’s shift toward the political left. Raucous celebrations erupted among Morales’ supporters after nationally televised exit polls Sunday night showed him with a decisive lead over Jose Quiroga, a former president who was backed by Bolivia’s business elite. Full Story