Uruguay

Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election

The left-wing Broad Front candidate emerged victorious in a tight race against governing-party candidate Alvaro Delgado.

Alvaro Delgado poses for selfies outside a polling station.

Conservative candidate Alvaro Delgado greeted supporters in Montevideo after voting on November 24 [Martin Varela Umpierrez/Reuters]

A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Uruguay, with a baby in his arms. The man is smiling while the little boy covers his face with his hands.

Uruguay has a population of more than 3.4 million, of which approximately 2.7 million are eligible to vote. [Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo]

Uruguay flags hang for sale in front of a parking lot.

Shops sold national flags and party banners to voters on Election Day in the Uruguay capital of Montevideo. [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]

An elderly Jose Mujica is bent over, wearing a black suit, is holding the brown envelope with his vote, ready to cast. People behind him stand against a wall.

Former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica cast his ballot at a school-turned-polling site in Montevideo. [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]

Mujica sits on a chair with his walking stick on his lap. The room is a classroom with a large white board behind him.

Mujica offered his thanks to the Uruguayan people for respecting the democratic process: "The easiest thing is to kick everything. The most difficult thing is to maintain stability." [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]

Yamandu Orsi gives the media two thumbs up after casting his ballot. Photographers crowd behind him with cameras in the air.

Mujica had thrown his support behind Yamandu Orsi, the presidential candidate for the Broad Front coalition, who flashed a thumbs-up after voting in his home department of Canelones. [Mariana Greif/Reuters]

Alvaro Delgado is surrounded by a scrum of reporters all holding their microphones to him.

Battling Orsi for the presidency was Alvaro Delgado, seen here speaking to reporters in Montevideo, Uruguay, after voting on November 24. [Martin Varela Umpierrez/Reuters]

A Uruguay voter with his daughter on his shoulders wears a "Make America Great Again" hat.

One person during the run-off in Montevideo wore a "Make America Great Again" cap, a reference to the recent right-wing victory in the United States presidential election. [Martin Varela Umpierrez/Reuters]

Flyers for the Broad Front coalition sit on a table above an Uruguay flag.

Flyers in Canelones encourage voters to cast a ballot for the left-wing candidate Orsi and his running mate Carolina Cosse. [Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo]

A woman holds an Uruguay flag above her head.

As he left his home on Sunday to vote, Orsi told local media that "democracy has to be a celebration" — a mantra reflected by some voters who arrived at polling stations showing their national pride. [Martin Varela Umpierrez/Reuters]

A voter, standing in front of a wall marked with murals and slogans, casts a ballot behind a privacy screen with their child.

Sunday's vote is partly seen as a referendum on the legacy of outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou, who weathered scandals during his tenure. [Matilde Campodonico/AP Photo]

A man casts a ballot at a school turned polling station.

The November 24 run-off election is expected to be very tight, with Orsi and Delgado in a virtual tie in public opinion polls. [Andres Cuenca/Reuters]