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 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 left-wing Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
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.
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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.Orsi taught history in high school until 2005,
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Presidential hopefuls vote as Uruguay goes to the polls in runoff election
Uruguay's presidential hopefuls voted on Sunday in the second round of the nation's presidential election, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country’s strong democracy.
Orsi Wins Uruguay Election as Voters Oust Incumbent Party
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.
Opposition secures left’s return to power in Uruguay
Yamandú Orsi edged out the ruling party after a tight runoff, marking the leftist Broad Front's comeback after five years of conservative governance.
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.
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.
Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay
Uruguayans are returning to the polls for a second round of voting to choose their next president. In Sunday's election, the ...
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Center-left secures victory in hard-fought Uruguay election
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