Government
The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the governor; until then, the office was called the prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by the President of Bolivia. The current governor, César Cocarico of the Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples was elected on 4 April 2010 and took office 30 May.
Under the 2009 Constitution, Bolivian departments have an elected legislature, the Departmental Legislative Assembly. The La Paz Assembly has 45 members including five indigenous minority representatives.
The most recent election results are as follows:
| Gubernatorial Candidate | Party | Votes for Governor | Percentage | Assembly Members by Territory | Votes for Assembly by Population | Percentage | Assembly Members by Population | Total Assembly Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Cocarico | Movement for Socialism | 534.563 | 50,0% | 19 | 407.949 | 46,9% | 11 | 30 | |
| Simón Yampara | Without Fear Movement | 23,2 | 1 | 251.400 | 28,9% | 6 | 7 | ||
| Carlos Hugo Laruta | National Unity Front | 159.499 | 14,9% | 0 | 107.026 | 12,3% | 2 | 2 | |
| Lino Villca | Movement for Sovereignty | 67.863 | 6,3% | 0 | 49.862 | 5,7% | 1 | 1 | |
| Julio Tito Condori | Patriotic Social Alliance | 30.361 | 2,8% | 0 | 28.542 | 3,3% | 0 | 0 | |
| Einar Calderón | Nationalist Revolutionary Movement | 29.152 | 2,7 | 0 | 24.620 | 2,8% | 0 | 0 | |
| Indigenous Representatives | Elected through usos y costumbres | 5 | |||||||
| Valid votes | 1.069.234 | 79,8% | 869.399 | 65,0% | |||||
| Blank votes | 190.967 | 14,3 | 403.715 | 30,2% | |||||
| Null votes | 79.475 | 5,9% | 64.527 | 4,8% | |||||
| Total votes | 1.339.676 | 89,1% of registered voters | 20 | 1.337.641 | 88,9% of registered voters | 20 | 45 | ||
| Source: Corte Nacional Electoral, Acto de Computo Nacional, Boletín 22: Explicación asignación de escaños departamentales | |||||||||
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