By Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivians vote in a presidential runoff on Sunday that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations.

Former President Barack Obama has a new goal: influencing the democratic elections of conservative nations in Europe.

The Election Trust Initiative seeded the center, to be co-directed by two faculty members, with a nearly $2.5 million grant.

Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put "America First," overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures.