Daily Mail: Bolivian President Evo Morales declares he IS the outright winner of the country's presidential election following days of violent clashes over accusations of vote fraud
* The 59-year-old politician has declared victory to secure a fourth straight term
* Comes after riots and general strike as locals claim he is trying to steal election
* Hours after declaring victory he said he's open to holding a runoff if necessary
Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared himself the outright winner of the country's presidential election following days of riots over accusations of vote fraud.
The 59-year-old politician said he received the ten percentage point lead over his nearest rival that he needed to win in the first round of voting.
With more than 98 per cent of the votes counted from Sunday's election, he said he had the votes needed to avoid a second round run-off against his rival, ex-president Carlos Mesa.
'We won in the first round,' Morales told a news conference. He called this 'good news.'
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More News On Bolivia's Presidential Election
Bolivia’s Morales: We won presidential vote in first round -- AP
Bolivia's Morales claims outright win in presidential vote -- Al Jazeera
Amid Accusations Of Fraud, Bolivia's President Claims First-Round Election Victory -- NPR
Bolivia's election result in doubt after claims of voting fraud -- SKY News
Bolivia’s Morales rebukes OAS observer mission, defends disputed presidential vote win -- RT
A fourth election, a victory claim and an incomplete vote count: Why Bolivians are calling fraud -- Euronews
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