President of Bolivia
| President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia |
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| Residence | Palacio Quemado |
| Appointer | Direct popular election |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Simón Bolívar |
| Formation | 11 August 1825 |
| Website | www.presidencia.gob.bo |
The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) or President of Bolivia (Spanish: Presidente de Bolivia), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia. According to the current Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term, renewable once. Since 2009, if no candidate wins a majority, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election. Prior to 2009, if no candidate won half the popular vote, the president was chosen by a vote in a joint legislative session from among the top two candidates (prior to 1995, the top three candidates were eligible).
The current President of Bolivia is Evo Morales, since 22 January 2006. He was elected in 2005, and reelected in 2009 and again in 2014. On October 17, 2015, Morales surpassed Andrés de Santa Cruz's nine years, eight months, and twenty-four days in office to become the president with the longest unbroken term in office.Víctor Paz Estenssoro is the longest-serving president with just over 12 years in office, but these terms were nonconsecutive.
During its more than 191 years of independence, Bolivia has been ruled by the military leaders who fought for independence, the leaders of the War of the Pacific, representatives of the aristocracy, and democratically elected leaders. Also, the history of the presidency has involved civil wars, more than 190 coups and violence.
Different titles have been used, such as "Liberator of Bolivia" (used by Simón Bolívar and Antonio José de Sucre), and "Supreme Protector" (by Andrés de Santa Cruz).
The following table contains a list of the individuals who have served as President of Bolivia.
Members:
José L. Lanza
Filiberto Osorio
Bernardino Bilbao Rioja
Emilio González Quint
José Ayoroa
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