Iván Arias
Bolivian politician
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| 2022 | Inaugurated the fully renovated Alberto Saavedra Pérez Municipal Theater, restoring it to its original 1845 color. |
| May 4 2022 | Convened a meeting with Rafael Quispe to resolve internal alliance conflicts, resulting in a consensus to nominate Yelka Maric as a council candidate after a ten-hour consultation. |
| March 2022 | By early March, Arias was facing a total of fourteen pending legal cases, primarily related to his previous term as minister of public works, including allegations of improper land sales, harassment, corruption, and misuse of public resources. |
| 2021 | Successfully elected Mayor with the 'For the Common Good' party, winning with 263,511 votes (49.52%), securing the 1st position in the election. |
| 2021 | Arias appeared on the TV program No Mentirás in an interview with Jimena Antelo, where he publicly identified himself as a democrat and rejected political labels, specifically discussing his political ideology. |
| 2021 | Throughout the campaign, Arias continuously leads in opinion polling for the La Paz mayoral election. |
| August 20 2021 | The Second Criminal Chamber of La Paz ratified the previous court's ruling against Arias, maintaining the travel restrictions and reporting requirements. |
| June 2021 | Third Anti-Corruption Judge Claudia Castro placed Arias under a restriction order, barring him from leaving the country and requiring him to post recognizance of Bs30,000. He was also required to report to the Prosecutor's Office every fifteen days. |
| May 2021 | Launched the first phase of the 'City of 1,000 Colors' project, benefiting eight city barrios with infrastructure improvements, including communal housing, paved roads, recreation areas, and eco-efficient installations. 7,079 residents were impacted by this initial phase. |
| May 3 2021 | Iván Arias was sworn in as Mayor of La Paz at the Palace of Justice at 12:00 p.m., pledging to work 'night and day' for the city and launching his 'La Paz in Peace' campaign. |
| January 2021 | In late January, Waldo Albarracín unexpectedly withdraws from the mayoral race, which significantly improves Arias' electoral prospects. |
| 2020 | Arias meets with Prosecutor General Juan Lanchipa to present corruption cases against sixteen state entities, including allegations of irregularities in Bolivian Aviation, National Telecommunications Company, and Mi Teleférico. He also promotes a bill to protect whistleblowers in state institutions. |
| December 28 2020 | Arias officially announces his candidacy for La Paz mayor, jointly presenting his candidacy with indigenous leader Rafael Quispe through the For the Common Good – Somos Pueblo (PBCSP) alliance. |
| November 2020 | Mid-November, Iván Arias begins negotiations with political organizations like Civic Community (CC) and Sovereignty and Liberty (SOL.bo) to secure a mayoral candidacy. |
| December 2019 | Within two weeks of his appointment, Arias and the Bolivian Highway Administrator jointly present a report on highway construction irregularities, estimating economic damages of Bs81 million in 2019. He alleges that 75% of road construction projects in the last thirteen years had severe deficiencies. |
| December 3 2019 | Iván Arias returns to government after a seventeen-year political hiatus, appointed as Minister of Public Works in President Jeanine Áñez's caretaker cabinet. Upon assuming office, he pledges to audit and denounce corruption cases from the previous government. |
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