Uruguay Elects Leftist Yamandú Orsi President, as Conservative Continuity Candidate Concedes
The candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed for the past five years conceded defeat after a tight runoff, as Uruguay joined others around the world in rebuking the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections.
Uruguay ousts conservative government, elects leftist opposition candidate as turnout hits 90 percent
Leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi claims victory in Uruguay's run-off presidential election, defeating center-right candidate Álvaro Delgado.
Uruguay Chooses Leftist Yamandú Orsi as President in Historic Election
Leftist candidate Yamandú Orsi has won Uruguay 's presidency in a closely contested runoff election. Orsi's win ushers in a return of the Broad Front, the party that governed for 15 consecutive years until the 2019 election of center-right National Party President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Center-right Candidate Alvaro Delgado Concedes Uruguay Election
Center-right candidate Alvaro Delgado on Sunday conceded defeat in Uruguay's presidential election after his leftist opponent Yamandu Orsi won the closely-fought poll that saw voters turn away from five years of conservative rule.
Uruguay's left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition
By Lucinda Elliott and Sarah Morland MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied,
Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay
Uruguayans are returning to the polls for a second round of voting to choose their next president. In Sunday's election, the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote.
Uruguay's Orsi: From The Classroom To The Presidency
Uruguay's next president is a former history teacher who swapped the classroom for local government -- and will now lead the nation of 3.4 million following his Sunday win at the polls.
Uruguay’s Leftist Opposition Candidate Yamandú Orsi Becomes Country's New President
Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff election that ousted the conservative governing coalition
Who is Yamandú Orsi, the next president of Uruguay?
Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff conceded defeat Sunday and even the outgoing leader of the South American co
Uruguay's left-wing Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
Uruguay's left-wing opposition Broad Front candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, besting Alvaro Delgado of the conservative ruling National Party.
Who is Yamandu Orsi, Uruguay's new 'modern left' president?
Uruguay's new president-elect Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up in a dictatorship, was the pollsters' narrow favorite to win the second round of the South American nation's presidential election on Sunday for the center-left.
Uruguay's Alvaro Delgado hopes to see off leftist presidential challenger
Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for ...
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Ruling party candidate Delgado casts vote in Uruguay's tight runoff
Conservative presidential candidate Alvaro Delgado cast his vote on Sunday (November 24) in Uruguay's capital city of ...
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A Narrow Frente Amplio Victory in Uruguay
A former teacher and provincial mayor won a close runoff vote in Uruguay, signaling a return to the social welfare politics ...
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Uruguay's Presidential Showdown: A Photo Finish Between Orsi and Delgado
In Uruguay's presidential election, initial exit polls show center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi leading the tight race against ...
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Is Uruguay too stable for its own good?
Yet increasingly Uruguay demonstrates not just the benefits of stability, but also its limits as a development strategy.