is also indigenous—to occupy the main position". Even so, as noted by Molina, "the candidate [actually] elected in Bolivia by the MAS [bases] to represent them in the 2020 elections was Choquehuanca". Morales' decision not to respect Choquehuanca's proclamation quickly became a point of contention among MAS-aligned organizations. The Bolivian Workers' Center rejected Arce's candidacy, instead proposing a ticket headed by Choquehuanca with Orlando Gutiérrez, executive of the Syndical Federation of Bolivian Mineworkers, as his running mate. Likewise, the Bartolina Sisa Confederation and the Túpac Katari Federation both expressed "annoyance" at the lack of respect for their choices, pointing out that Choquehuanca had support from organizations based in seven of the nine departments. For his part, Choquehuanca opted not to challenge Arce's nomination and called on MAS-aligned sectors to accept Morales' decision, a plea that successfully quelled further infighting for the time being. Though unable to secure his party's presidential nomination, Choquehuanca's vice-presidential candidacy nonetheless marked the return of the MAS's indigenist wing to the "upper echelons" of the blue party, especially after the Arce-Choquehuanca ticket overwhelmingly won the 2020 election. Electoral history Distinctions References Notes Footnotes Works cited External links Ministerial profile Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Ministerial profile El Deber . Vice-presidential profile Vice Presidency . Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. 1961 births Living people 21st-century Bolivian politicians Aymara politicians Bolivian diplomats Bolivian Marxists Bolivian people of Aymara descent Bolivian politicians of indigenous peoples descent Bolivian trade unionists Evo Morales administration cabinet members Evo Morales administration personnel Foreign ministers of Bolivia Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru Higher University of San Andrés alumni Luis Arce administration cabinet members Movement for Socialism (Bolivia) politicians People from Omasuyos Province Recipients of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Secretaries General of ALBA Vice presidents of Bolivia