| olivians have begun casting ballots in | | | | |
| elections to pick a new president, vice | | | | Close behind in the polls is Jorge Quiroga, a |
| president and Congress. | | | | conservative former president who advocates |
| | | | free market policies. |
| Public opinion polls show presidential | | | | |
| candidate Evo Morales with a slight lead | | | | Neither candidate is expected to receive a |
| heading into Sunday's vote. If elected, he | | | | majority of the vote. In that circumstance, |
| would become the country's first indigenous | | | | Bolivia's newly elected Congress will choose |
| president. | | | | between the two leading contenders. |
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| The leftist coca farmer has said he would | | | | The vote is being monitored by international |
| reverse efforts to eradicate coca fields and | | | | observers and some 50-thousand police and |
| increase government control of the country's | | | | security personnel. Some information for this |
| natural gas resources. | | | | report provided by AFP, Reuters. |