NEW : President Morales says he 's dedicating his presidency to Fidel Castro , not Chavez . ` Morales , a former union leader for coca growers , won his first election with a campaign that promised a government focused on the needs of the country 's poor . ` We thank the Bolivian people for this new triumph , '' President Evo Morales said . An exit poll says Morales won a third term with 61 % of votes . Morales is a leftist leader who was once a union leader for coca farmers .
NEW : President Morales says he 's dedicating his presidency to Fidel Castro , not Chavez . ` ` We thank the Bolivian people for this new triumph , '' President Evo Morales said . An exit poll says Morales won a third term with 61 % of votes . Morales is a leftist leader who was once a union leader for coca farmers .