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

With 49.8% of the votes, Yamandú Orsi defeats Álvaro Delgado and marks the return of the Frente Amplio to power after three ...

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

Uruguay's left-wing opposition Broad Front candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in Sunday's presidential runoff, besting ...

Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff Sunday, ousting ...

A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay. Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the ...

The center-left former mayor returns the Broad Front to power but will face a divided parliament.

Alvaro Delgado conceded defeat (AP ... Supporters took to the streets (AP) “I called Yamandu Orsi to congratulate him as President-elect of our country and to put myself at his service ...

Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as an heir to iconic ...

Centre-left candidate Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election with 49.77%, defeating conservative Álvaro Delgado.

The center-left candidate defeated his center-right rival in the November 24 runoff.