President of Bolivia
The president of Bolivia (Spanish: Presidente de Bolivia), officially known as the president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia and the captain general of the Armed Forces of Bolivia.
For a complete list, see List of presidents of Bolivia.
President of the
Plurinational state of Bolivia
The Most Excellent[1]
(Formal)
His Excellency
(Diplomatic)
Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
11 August 1825
24,251 bolivianos/US$3,561 per month[4]
According to the Bolivian Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term with no limit on the number of terms a president may serve.[5] If no candidate wins a majority (defined as either more than 50%, or alternatively at least 40% and at least 10% more than the second-place candidate), the top two candidates advance to a runoff election.
Luis Arce is the 67th and incumbent president of Bolivia. He assumed office on 8 November 2020.
Incumbency[edit]
Vacancies and succession[edit]
Of the 67 people who have served as President of Bolivia, 13 (19%) died by tragic means, five died in office, and three died by assassination; Pedro Blanco Soto was shot while trying to escape custody, Agustín Morales was shot in self-defense after he attacked one of his military assistants, and Gualberto Villarroel was lynched outside the government palace. Germán Busch committed suicide and René Barrientos died in a helicopter crash; both deaths are rumored to have been planned assassinations.[13][14] A further eight former presidents were assassinated in various ways after leaving office.