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.
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.
Orsi, Uruguay's president-elect, visits mentor Mujica after run-off win
Frente Amplio leader Yamandú Orsi, who won last Sunday's presidential run-off plays up ties to ex-president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica ahead of taking office.
Who is Yamandú Orsi, the next president of Uruguay?
Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff conceded defeat Sunday and even the outgoing leader of the South American co
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 Chooses Leftist Yamandú Orsi as President in Historic Election
Leftist candidate Yamandú Orsi has won Uruguay's presidency in a closely contested runoff election. Orsi's win ushers in a return of the Broad Front, the party that governed for 15 consecutive years until the 2019 election of center-right National Party President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Uruguay’s conservative candidate concedes hard-fought presidential runoff to left-wing challenger
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
Uruguay's left-wing Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
Supporters celebrate as left-wing candidate Orsi wins Uruguay presidential election
Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the latest to rebuke the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections.
Uruguay's left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition
By Lucinda Elliott and Sarah Morland MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied,
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Uruguay: Mujica makes last public political appearance
Battling esophageal cancer and age, former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica made what is believed to be his last public appearance this past weekend by showing up at a rally of “La ...
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José Mujica’s left returns to power in Uruguay
Yamandú Orsi defeated the conservative candidate Álvaro Delgado in a race marked by civility. The outcome bucks the populist, ...
Pepe Mujica, former president of Uruguay: 'Contemporary democracy is sick'
In an interview with Le Monde ahead of the second round of the country's presidential election on Sunday, November 24, the ...
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Who is Yamandu Orsi, Uruguay’s next president?
Yamandu Orsi is set to be Uruguay’s next president, after the left-wing leader emerged as the winner of a weekend run-off to ...
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Jasmin Santoyo, who left us far too soon at the age ...
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Uruguay's Jose Pepe Mujica bestowed with the highest honor of Argentina
Decree 40/2021 was published in the Official Gazette, and is based on Mujica's “vast record and his exemplary conduct in public office”. The decree points out that during his long career as a ...
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Pepe Mujica: Reflections on Global Conflict, Latin American Unity, and the Power of Simplicity
A friend who knows tells me it’s impossible to organise an interview with José ‘Pepe’ Mujica in advance. It’s not how he ...
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Robert Mujica wants to secure help for Puerto Rico at Somos
About two years ago, former state budget czar Robert Mujica packed up his calculator and abacus to bring his fiscal expertise to Puerto Rico as the executive director of the island’s Financial ...
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José ‘Pepe’ Mujica: ‘I dedicated myself to changing the world and I didn’t change a damn thing’
At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on ...