Luis Pásara
While Bolivia’s first election of judicial authorities in 2011—the only one of its kind in Latin America—was a compelling novelty, the second edition held on December 3 of this year attracted much less attention, given that little had changed in terms of the players and the procedures. The outcome was therefore the same as it had been six months earlier: despite a voter turnout of 84.2%, nearly two-thirds of the ballots cast were blank or null and void. This figure was higher than the 2011 rate of 59.27%. Votes cast for one or more candidates decreased from 40.72% to 34.12%.