Uruguay’s left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition
Updated: 3:10pm (AEDT) Montevideo, Uruguay Reuters Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99 per cent of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought. Yamandu Orsi, the pre-election favourite by a few points, secured a small but comfortable margin […]
In razor-tight Uruguay election, fringe votes could tip the balance
Montevideo, Uruguay Reuters Uruguayans will be choosing between two centrist candidates for their next president on Sunday, but the closely fought run-off could be decided by voters who went for an anti-vax radical and other fringe candidates in the first round. Final opinion polls ahead of the ballot suggest there are just 25,000 votes between […]
Uruguay election heading for second round, pension reform likely rejected
Montevideo/Trienta y Tres Reuters Official presidential results in Uruguay on Sunday showed centre-left candidate Yamandu Orsi will likely face conservative Alvaro Delgado in a second round next month, as no candidate secured the majority needed for a photo-finish. Of the 60 per cent of votes tallied, Orsi had secured 41.5 per cent support, according to […]
Uruguay set for election dominated by pensions, crime
Montevideo, Uruguay Reuters In Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and around this South American nation of 3.4 million people, voters are gearing up for Sunday’s election, overshadowed by a plebiscite on pensions the same day and fears over crime. Uruguayans will vote for the next president, vice president and members of parliament, with polls showing a likely […]