LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, marked by high inflation and severe fuel shortages, as voters prepare for the Aug. 17 general election, where they will choose a new president and legislators in both chambers.
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Vehicles drive under a banner promoting a null vote in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections, a campaign led by former President Evo Morales, who is barred from running, in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A woman walks her donkeys to find a spot to sell customers donkey milk in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Campaign posters of presidential candidate Andronico Rodriguez cover a wall prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Supporters of presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga attend his closing campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Tribunal Electoral billboard with a message that reads in Spanish; "Your vote decides the future of Bolivia, participate" towers over a street in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, ahead of the country's upcoming general election. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina, left, and running mate Jose Luis Lupo attend their closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A man walks past campaign signs promoting presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina on a wall with a faded painting of former President Evo Morales prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga greets suppoerters during his closing campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman walks past a mural promoting presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A fruit vendor watches supporters of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina pass by during a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man eats "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, at a restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Supporters of Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina play drum during a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Baker Juan de Dios Castillo gives an interview while baking "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Stickers of former President Evo Morales sit on a table at a campaign center for supporters in favor of a null vote in the upcoming presidential elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A show shiner works on a client's shoes in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina poses for a selfie with a supporter while campaigning five days before presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina greets a supporter while campaigning, five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
People line up to buy "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga tours a market while campaigning ahead of the upcoming presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A woman stands in front of a defaced mural promoting presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of the Alianza Libre political party, in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga plants a kiss on a shoemaker while campaigning ahead of the upcoming presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Honor guards stand outside the presidential palace, days ahead of the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A supporter of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina applies lipstick on another at a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A fruit vendor waits for customers in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Vehicles drive under a banner promoting a null vote in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections, a campaign led by former President Evo Morales, who is barred from running, in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A woman walks her donkeys to find a spot to sell customers donkey milk in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Campaign posters of presidential candidate Andronico Rodriguez cover a wall prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Supporters of presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga attend his closing campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Tribunal Electoral billboard with a message that reads in Spanish; "Your vote decides the future of Bolivia, participate" towers over a street in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, ahead of the country's upcoming general election. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina, left, and running mate Jose Luis Lupo attend their closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A man walks past campaign signs promoting presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina on a wall with a faded painting of former President Evo Morales prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga greets suppoerters during his closing campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman walks past a mural promoting presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina prior to Sunday's presidential and legislative elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A fruit vendor watches supporters of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina pass by during a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man eats "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, at a restaurant in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Supporters of Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina play drum during a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Baker Juan de Dios Castillo gives an interview while baking "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Stickers of former President Evo Morales sit on a table at a campaign center for supporters in favor of a null vote in the upcoming presidential elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A show shiner works on a client's shoes in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina poses for a selfie with a supporter while campaigning five days before presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina greets a supporter while campaigning, five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
People line up to buy "pan de batalla," or battle bread, made with government subsidized flour, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga tours a market while campaigning ahead of the upcoming presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A woman stands in front of a defaced mural promoting presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of the Alianza Libre political party, in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga plants a kiss on a shoemaker while campaigning ahead of the upcoming presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Honor guards stand outside the presidential palace, days ahead of the presidential election in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A supporter of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina applies lipstick on another at a campaign rally five days ahead of presidential elections, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A fruit vendor waits for customers in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
