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 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.
Yamandu Orsi: How a former history teacher got elected president, returning Uruguay to the left
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
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,
Uruguay elects new left-wing president
Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the latest to rebuke the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections.
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?
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — 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 country congratulated him.
Former history teacher Yamandú Orsi wins Uruguay election
A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay. Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three percentage points in Sunday's run-off.
Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with 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 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.
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Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay
Balloting in Uruguay’s runoff election has come to a close, starting a countdown to the announcement of official results in a ...
Uruguay’s conservative governing party concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay’s conservative governing party concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger.
Uruguay opposition leftist Orsi wins in presidential runoff, official results show
Uruguay's political arena is relatively tension-free, with significant overlap between the conservative and liberal coalitions vying for office.
Uruguay’s conservative candidate concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger
The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat ...