Bolivia's President Evo Morales re-elected for the third term with landslide

Bolivia's President Evo Morales has won a third term with a landslide.

Mr. Morales who is from Bolivia's poor Andean plateau, received 59 point five percent of vote against 25 point 3 percent for Samuel Doria Medina, the top vote-getter among four challengers.

Morales’s supporters waved flags amid firecrackers and songs, celebrating his victory.

He thanked them for supporting the 'fight for liberation’ and vowed to continue his fight against imperialism and capitalism.

He also promised to build a nuclear power plant 'for peaceful energy purposes' and turn Bolivia into an energy hub.

Source: Aljazeera