Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - A Uruguayan pension reform plan that seeks to lower the retirement age to 60 and will be put to citizens in a referendum on Sunday would "blow up" the South American country's stable economic model if it went ahead, conservative presidential candidate Alvaro Delgado told Reuters.
Teacher vs veterinarian: Uruguay's presidential frontrunners
A leftist history teacher and a center-right veterinarian will go head-to-head for the presidency of South America's most stable democracy, Uruguay, after a first round of voting on Sunday. Orsi garnered 43.2-44 percent of first-round votes according to projections based on partial vote counts carried by the Canal 10 and Canal 12 television channels.
Uruguay heads for tight presidential run-off vote, rejects pension reform
MONTEVIDEO/TREINTA Y TRES (Reuters) -Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election run-off next month after a first round on Sunday saw a center-left candidate come top ahead of two candidates who split the conservative vote.
Teacher, vet, lawyer vie for presidency of progressive Uruguay
Voters in Latin America's most stable democracy, Uruguay, go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a left-wing history teacher against a conservative veterinarian and a bodybuilding lawyer. Uruguay gained a reputation as a liberal mold-breaker under successive left-wing governments between 2005 and 2020.