Uruguayans Head To Polls With Left Hoping For Comeback
Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job five years after a right-wing victory driven by concerns over crime and taxes.
Uruguay readies for polls with Frente Amplio hoping for comeback
Delgado of outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou's ruling coalition, and Yamandú Orsi, of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, go head-to-head in the Uruguay's presidential election run-off.
Uruguay voters head to polls with leftist alliance hoping for a comeback
Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the Frente Amplio leftist alliance faces Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, part of the ruling Republican Coalition, as voters head to polls on Sunday. A victory for Orsi would see Uruguay shift left after five years of center-right rule.
Uruguay's Left Turns To Ailing Mujica As Election Talisman
Uruguay's ex-president Jose Mujica, a hero of the left but ailing at 89, has drawn on his last reserves to campaign far and wide for the man seen as his heir apparent ahead of elections Sunday.
Uruguay Votes as Left-Wing Opposition Eyes Return to Presidency
Uruguay is on the cusp of becoming the latest country to oust an incumbent party this year, with violent crime and an economic recovery that has left many behind bolstering the hopes of the leftist opposition candidate in Sunday’s presidential election.
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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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 ...
Al Jazeera on MSN8h
Uruguay runoff election: Voters to choose between leftist, rightwing bloc
People in the small nation of 3.4 million have to choose between the leftist Frente Amplio (Broad Front) candidate Yamandu ...
LA Times on MSN3h
Uruguay's once-dull election has become dead heat in presidential runoff
The staid election has turned into a hard-fought race between Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party's candidate, and Yamandú ...
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Pepe Mujica Condemns Cuban Regime: "It's Not Working"
Mujica has openly criticized the political systems in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, stating bluntly that "it's not working" when discussing the governance and democratic practices in these nations.
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Uruguay’s centre-left and centre-right presidential candidates set for second round showdown
Most of that transformation occurred under the tenure of former President José “Pepe” Mujica, an eccentric former guerrilla and present-day chrysanthemum farmer who has backed Orsi. “ ...
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Uruguay, One of Latin America's Strongest Democracies, Heads to a Runoff Between Two Moderates
Most of that transformation occurred under the tenure of former President José “Pepe” Mujica, an eccentric former guerrilla and present-day chrysanthemum farmer who has backed Orsi.