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handle is hein.crs/govdccy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Bolivia: October 18, 2020, General Elections Updated October 13,2020 Bolivia is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on October 18, 2020, with a presidential runoff on November 29, if necessary. The country has been extremely polarized since the N ovcmbcr 2019 resignation of President Evo Morales of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party following annulled October 2019 elections. New elections originally were scheduled for May 2020, but Bolivia's electoral tribunal postponed them twice due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The United States has expressed concern about political volatility in Bolivia and supported efforts to ensure the upcoming elections are free and fair. October Elections Annulled Figure I. Map of Bolivia Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, ....... . ....... his efforts to remain in office (he won elections in . .. 2006, 2009, and 2014). In 2017, Boivia' s observers have criticized ....... ..... Constitutional Tribunal removed limits on : ::::::: OUViA i effectively overruling a 2016 referendum in {{{{{{{{!{{i{;{{{{{{{{iiiiii:! gi{{{{{{{{{{:ii}{{!i:i{{{{{{{ whichvoters rejected aconstitutional.change that wouldthave.allowed.Morales.to.run.again. puhin gffs to run gew o (he won elections adtrcl ..........g.. for.Morales Moralesnsof agreedredBotoiaholdtoernew elections, but the opposition rejected his offer. Morales resigned afier police::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::### late Noeberon 2019 teoa Mribuled Conres poased a oanlteeetosadslc e lcoa 2006 Novembe ad10)th Organizationoii' Amei.a.Stte.(O.).ssud...l..n.y.i..ng.sugesin Corasutoale Tribunl reed liitios on h poiinrjce i r oaeeindatrplc tribunal. In December, the final OAS election report found intentional manipulation of the results. Congressional Re search Service https://crsreports .congress.gov IN11198 CRS NS GHT Pefprci lr Mvmber a2dl .,m : 4 . ................. 3 o r ,' i t e ; [ C o g r e . ; . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..