Bolivian president seeks support for re-election

Bolivian President Evo Morales held a massive rally Sunday in the central city of Cochabamba to win support for his re-election in October.

"I want you to know that my greatest wish is that Oct. 12 will be a winning day," he said told thousands of supporters.

"The wide victory will be achieved with the support of the Bolivians who want the transformation to continue with stability and dignity," Morales said.

Morales' re-election looks certain as opinion polls indicate 56 percent of support for him, compared with only 17 percent for his center-right rival Samuel Doria Medina.

Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, came to power in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009.