Uruguayans are returning to the polls for a second round of voting to choose their next president. In Sunday's election, 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 opposition Broad Front candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, besting Alvaro Delgado of the conservative ruling National Party.

The center-left former mayor returns the Broad Front to power but will face a divided parliament.

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.

Uruguay elected Yamandu Orsi of the left-wing opposition party to become the nation’s next president in a runoff vote Sunday, joining an anti-incumbent trend in the Americas as voters’ worries about inequality and crime spurred change.

Center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi wins a tight presidential election in Uruguay :: November 24, 2024:: Montevideo, Uruguay:: Yamandu Orsi, Broad Front presidential candidate“Tonight is one of many thanks to all those who made this campaign an exemplary campaign in which we achieved what we achieved,

Left-wing candidate Yamandu Orsi was projected to win Uruguay's presidential election, media reported Sunday, in a rebuke by voters of five years of conservative rule.