BOLIVIAN LEFTIST HEADS TO RUNOFF

BUENOS AIRES -- A socialist and ex-coca farmer has finished a surprising
second in Bolivia's presidential vote and will compete in a two-man runoff
in Congress in August, according to final election results released Tuesday.

Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian and foe of U.S. foreign policy, will face off
against Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, the center-right candidate of the
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, who finished first with 22.5% of the
vote in an 11-candidate field. Morales got 20.94%

Morales wants an end to U.S.-backed programs to eradicate the cultivation
of coca leaves, used to make both cocaine and Andean remedies. U.S.
Ambassador Manuel Rocha has suggested that a Morales presidency would lead
to the end of U.S. aid to Bolivia. Morales edged out Manfred Reyes Villa
for second place by 721 votes out of 2.8 million cast.