Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff election that ...

Uruguay elected Yamandu Orsi, a former history teacher and mayor, as its new president. Orsi, representing the center-left ...

Uruguay has elected Yamandú Orsi of the Frente Amplio (FA) as its next president, bringing the left back to power after five ...

Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff ...

Uruguay's next president is a former history teacher who swapped the classroom for local government -- and will now lead the ...

Left-wing candidate Yamandu Orsi was on Sunday elected president of Uruguay, official results showed, as he prevailed over center-right rival Alvaro Delgado in a tightly-contested election.

During the heyday of leftist rule, Uruguay legalized abortion and same-sex marriage.

In October, the Frente Amplio obtained the majority in the Senate and 48 of the 99 seats in the House of Representatives, ...

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 even as the vote count continued.

He placed first with 49.8 per cent of votes for the left-leaning Broad Front coalition in November's second round, against ...