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

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

A win for Orsi would make the small South American nation the latest country to rebuke an incumbent party in this landmark ...

By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized ...

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

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

Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay’s conservative governing party concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger.