2013 Bolivian special municipal elections

The 2013 Bolivian special municipal elections were held on 13 January 2013 in the municipalities of Punata (in Cochabamba Department) and Bermejo (in Tarija Department.[1] Newly elected mayors will receive their credentials from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, after which they may be sworn in.

City Outgoing Mayor (Party) Notes Candidates Mayor Elect
Bermejo, Tarija Délfor Burgos Aguirre (Movimiento Alternativo Regional; MAR) Suspended under indictment in August 2010; resigned 22 June 2011.[2]
  • Afrodisio Tarqui, Acción Social Independiente (ASI)
  • Reynaldo García, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS)
  • José Gutiérrez, Poder Autonómico Nacional (MAR/PAN)
  • Wilson Caiguara, Alliance for Bermejo (MNR-UN)
 José Gutiérrez Baldivieso
Punata, Cochabamba Víctor Balderrama (Insurgente Martín Uchu) Suspended under indictment for aggravated rape of a minor on August 10, 2010 (convicted September 2011[3]); pledged to resign to allow new elections
  • Silvia Jaldín, Insurgente Martín Uchu (IMU)
  • José Antonio Gonzales, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS)
  • Henry Rojas, Without Fear Movement (MSM)
  • Guido Mérida, National Unity (UN).
 José Antonio Gonzales
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References
  1. "Más de 40 mil ciudadanos de Punata y Bermejo elegirán a sus nuevas autoridades". Los Tiempos. 2013-01-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  2. "Alcalde de Bermejo renuncia para viabilizar elecciones". Los Tiempos. 2011-06-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  3. "Condenan con 25 años de prisión al Alcalde suspendido de Punata". La Razón. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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