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(19 Dec 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Pullout of Presidential palace 2. Various of people gathered around newsstand looking at the front pages on display 3. Various of man reading Patria Unida Newspaper, headline says "Evo President" 4. Pull out of Alcides del Solar showing Newspapers 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alcides del Solar, Voter: "We are really hopeful that with Evo in power and the number of professionals he has around, this country is going to get better." 6. Various of newspaper headlines featuring Evo Morales 7. Various crowd beside a truck that's been unloading newspapers 8. People reading newspapers in the street 9. Pile of "El Diario" newspapers, the headline says "MAS get huge majority" (MAS stands for 'Movimiento al Socialismo', or 'Movement towards Socialism') 10. Various of man reading "El Diario" 11. Various of "El Diario" copies being unloaded from truck and delivered to newspaper sellers who crowd around the vehicle 12. Street scene in La Paz 13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Susi Chacan, Voter: "It was time for a change, traditional parties have been ruling for so long applying policies which have not helped the more oppressed of our country." 14. Various of indigenous woman STORYLINE: Socialist presidential candidate Evo Morales, who describes himself as Washington's "nightmare," appeared to have won nearly half the vote against seven other challengers, according to a quick count on Monday, a victory that would solidify the continent's shift toward the political left. As voting data rolled in, rivals acknowledged Morales' lead, even if it might not reach the 50 percent needed to give him the presidency outright. People gathered around newsstands in La Paz for a glimpse at front pages which carried large photos and stories about Morales' success. Susi Chacan said "it was time for a change, traditional parties have been ruling for so long applying policies which have not helped the more oppressed of our country." Polling company Equipos Mori said early Monday that returns from about 80 percent of polling places showed Morales a little short of 50 percent of the vote, followed by his chief rival Jorge Quiroga with 30 percent. If the projected margins hold, Morales, a coca farmer who has said he will end a U.S. backed campaign to eradicate the crop used to make cocaine, will likely be declared president in January. Morales built a political base among many of Bolivia's long-downtrodden Indians, a majority in his country of 8.5 million people, and would be the country's first Indian president. His chief rival, Quiroga is a former president who was backed by Bolivia's business elite. First official results from the National Electoral Court were not expected until at least Monday and more significant results possibly Tuesday, authorities said, citing delays in gathering the official voting acts from more than 20,000 sites around the mountainous country. Morales counts among his friends Cuba's Fidel Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, along with leftists in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay who have gained power at the ballot box this decade. If Morales fails to win more than 50 percent of the popular vote, Bolivia's newly elected congress must decide the presidency, a parliamentary process that would involve some coalition building and likely be a moderating influence on Morales, even with his unexpectedly wide margin. Morales, 46, has been a thorn in Washington's side since he rose to power leading the coca-leaf farmers in Bolivia's tropical Chapare region in the 1990s. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...