The candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed for the past five years conceded defeat after a tight runoff, ...

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

By Lucinda Elliott and Sarah Morland MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in ...

Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential runoff Sunday, ousting the ...

Yet increasingly Uruguay demonstrates not just the benefits of stability, but also its limits as a development strategy.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next ...

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 ...

The result in Montevideo follows a trend of victories for anti-incumbency candidates in Latin America, and a regional ...

Uruguay's political arena is relatively tension-free, with significant overlap between the conservative and liberal coalitions vying for office.

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

Leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi claims victory in Uruguay's run-off presidential election, defeating center-right ...