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’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
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.
Left-wing candidate Orsi wins Uruguay presidential election
Left-wing politician Yamandu Orsi was elected president of Uruguay, official results showed on Sunday, in a rebuke by voters of five years of conservative rule.- 'A very different world' - Orsi's victory will see Uruguay swing left again after five years of center-right rule in the country of 3.
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.
Left-wing candidate Yamandú Orsi wins Uruguay presidential election
Uruguay has elected Yamandú Orsi, the left-wing candidate of the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition, as its next president, ending five years of conservative rule. Official results confirmed Orsi’s victory in a tightly contested runoff election held on Sunday,
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.
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 after a tight runoff election, as the South American nation joined others aro
Uruguay's left-wing Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
Supporters celebrate as left-wing candidate Orsi wins Uruguay presidential election
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 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,
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Orsi, Uruguay's president-elect, visits mentor Mujica after run-off win
Frente Amplio leader Yamandú Orsi, who won last Sunday's presidential run-off plays up ties to ex-president Jose 'Pepe' ...
Pepe Mujica, former president of Uruguay: 'Contemporary democracy is sick'
In an interview with Le Monde ahead of the second round of the country's presidential election on Sunday, November 24, the ...
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Left-wing candidate Orsi projected to win Uruguay election
Orsi's campaign was boosted by support from Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former guerrilla lionized as "the world's poorest ...
Uruguayans Head To Polls With Left Hoping For Comeback
Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim ...
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Mujica's physician describes former president's condition
Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer.
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Uruguayans vote in tight race for president
Uruguayans voted Sunday in what looks to be a tight election, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe ...
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Pepe Mujica Condemns Cuban Regime: "It's Not Working"
Mujica has openly criticized the political systems in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, stating bluntly that "it's not working" when discussing the governance and democratic practices in these nations.
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José ‘Pepe’ Mujica: ‘I dedicated myself to changing the world and I didn’t change a damn thing’
At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on ...