Voting ends in Bolivian elections

The Bolivian National Electoral Court (CNE) on Sunday declared finished the general elections, where Bolivian people voted to decide if they reelect Bolivian President Evo Morales.

The voting officially started at 07:00 a.m. (1100 GMT) and finished eight hours later without reports of violence at the 1,750 polling stations with 22,742 voting tables established by the electoral authorities.

Meanwhile, CNE President Antonio Costas said that in the coming48 hours the CNE will have counted even 80 percent of the votes, so he discarded to give the first outcomes on Sunday.

The general elections in Bolivia were observed by missions of the Organization of American States, the Carter Center, the Common Market of the South and the European Union.

More than 5.1 million Bolivians were registered to vote in the elections that will produce a new president, a vice president, 130deputies and 36 senators.

In five departments (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi and Santa Cruz), there will also be a referendum on autonomy.

Source: Xinhua