In an interview with Le Monde ahead of the second round of the country's presidential election on Sunday, November 24, the ...

Uruguayans voted Sunday in what looks to be a tight election, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe ...

Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim ...

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.

Balloting in Uruguay’s runoff election has come to a close, starting a countdown to the announcement of official results in a ...

The candidate of the leftist Frente Amplio, Orsi, promoted by former president José Pepe Mujica, is the favorite in the polls, but would not reach the 50% plus one of the votes he needs to win in ...

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 ...

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.

He is seen as the understudy of highly popular ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica. Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter, was nicknamed "the world's poorest president" during his 2010-2015 rule because ...

The left-wing coalition Frente Amplio has campaigned for re-election with candidate Yamandu Orsi, a former aide to ex-President Jose "Pepe" Mujica. Orsi, 57, is a candidate for the Frente Amplio ...