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Left-Wing Yamandú Orsi Wins Uruguay Election with 51.77% for 5-Year Term

Nov 25, 2024, 12:54 AM

Yamandú Orsi, a left-wing candidate endorsed by former President José Mujica, has won the presidential election in Uruguay, defeating his opponent Álvaro Delgado in a runoff vote. Orsi secured 51.77% of the votes, with 1,024,021 votes compared to Delgado's 964,406 votes. The incumbent President Luis Lacalle Pou congratulated Orsi on his win. The election marks a return of the left to power in Uruguay for the next five years, with Orsi's victory confirmed by various media outlets and polling firms.