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The Bolivian election authority confirmed Rodrigo Paz's victory in the presidential runoff, announcing the final count on Wednesday after days of protests alleging fraud erupted across the Latin American country.

But she needed a runoff to prevail in the upper house after falling just short of a majority in the first vote.

If no candidate wins a majority in the first round, the top two vote-getters proceed to a runoff.

This is because while Takaichi needs support from a majority of MPs to become premier, in a second-round two-way runoff she only needs more than the other person.

The risks to the environment include from slurry and pesticide runoff.