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

Leftist candidate Yamandú Orsi has won Uruguay's presidency in a closely contested runoff election. Orsi's win ushers in a ...

The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat ...

Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, headed to the polls on ...

Orsi's win makes the small South American nation the latest country to rebuke an incumbent party in this landmark election ...

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

Uruguay elected Yamandu Orsi of the left-wing opposition party to become the nation’s next president in a runoff vote Sunday, ...

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

Yamandú Orsi edged out the ruling party after a tight runoff, marking the leftist Broad Front's comeback after five years of conservative governance.

Yamandu Orsi, the pre-election favorite by a few points, secured 49.77% of the vote to conservative Alvaro Delgado’s 45.94%, ...

Uruguayans have voted in the second round of the country’s presidential election, with the conservative governing party and ...