Uruguay elects centre-left former history teacher in presidential run-off
Centre-left candidate Yamandú Orsi has won Uruguay’s presidential elections against his centre-right rival, promising moderate change in one of Latin America’s wealthiest and most stable countries.
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’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 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 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.
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.
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.
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