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.

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

Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought.

The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina.

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,