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 set for election dominated by pensions, crime
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - In Uruguay's capital Montevideo and around this South American nation of 3.4 million people, voters are gearing up for Sunday's election, overshadowed by a plebiscite on pensions the same day and fears over crime.
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.
Uruguay to vote for new president and lowering retirement age
Voters in Uruguay, one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America, go to the polls Sunday to decide on a new president and on a major pension reform — with all 129 congressional seats also up for grabs. State of play: The presidential race, with 11 candidates,...