# Morales nearly wins the 2002 election (30 June 2002)

URL: https://allhistories.com/bolivia/timeline/2002-morales-nearly-wins-the-2002-election
Location: La Paz, La Paz
Themes: Politics

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada wins about 22.5 percent of the vote, narrowly ahead of coca grower leader Evo Morales of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) with about 21 percent. Congress elects Sánchez de Lozada for a second term. Aymara leader Felipe Quispe's Indigenous party also wins seats, and MAS becomes the second-largest force in Congress.

## Why it matters
The near-victory of MAS revealed the collapse of the traditional parties and the rise of Indigenous and peasant politics.

Ruler at the Time: [Jorge Quiroga](https://allhistories.com/bolivia/rulers/jorge-quiroga)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 2002 Bolivian general election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bolivian_general_election)
- [Wikipedia — Evo Morales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales)
- [Wikipedia — Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Socialism_(Bolivia))
- [Wikipedia — Democracy & Neoliberalism (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bolivia)