Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff election that ousted the conservative governing coalition.

The candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed for the past five years conceded defeat after a tight runoff, as Uruguay joined others around the world in rebuking the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections.

Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff conceded defeat Sunday and even the outgoing leader of the South American co

Uruguay's next president is a former history teacher who swapped the classroom for local government -- and will now lead the nation of 3.4 million following his Sunday win at

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election, with the conservative governing party and a left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as ...

By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Exit polls in Uruguay suggested that center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi was leading the second runoff of the presidential vote in the laid-back South American nation on Sunday night,

Polls close in Uruguay’s presidential runoff, with ruling coalition and opposition headed for photo finish.

Uruguay's presidential hopefuls voted on Sunday in the second round of the nation's presidential election, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country’s strong democracy.