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    Leftist Morales claims win in Bolivia polls

    Updated: 11:04, Tuesday, 20 December 2005
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    Evo Morales - Anti-US activist to be next Bolivian president
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    The leftist anti-US activist, Evo Morales, has claimed a decisive victory in Bolivia's presidential election, and is set to become the country's first indigenous head of state.

    Exit polls have placed the 46-year-old well ahead of his nearest rival the right-wing former president, Jorge Quiroga, who has conceded defeat. Official results from yesterday's vote are not expected for several days.

    Mr Morales has promised supporters he will be a thorn in the side of the United States.

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