The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on Sunday after a close run-off election.

Voting stations in Uruguay closed on Sunday in a second-round presidential election race between moderates, that pollsters predict will be closely fought when final results are tallied. The runoff election in South America's laid-back Uruguay,

Uruguayans have voted in the second round of the country’s presidential election, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed c