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PRESIDENTIAL RUN-OFF

Uruguay awaits final vote count, with Lacalle Pou holding a thin lead

25-11-2019 12:47 Authorities will start an official count Tuesday that may not yield final results until November 29.

RUN-OFF IN URUGUAY

Uruguayan authorities hold off declaring winner after tight run-off

24-11-2019 23:35 Luis Lacalle Pou holds thin lead over Daniel Martínez of just over 30,000 votes, with more than 97% of all votes tallied. Officials say final result will be announced likely on "Thursday or Friday," given how tight the result is.

URUGUAY ELECTION

Uruguay presidential election heads for run-off, Martínez wins first round

27-10-2019 22:01 Uruguay's presidential election concluded Sunday night without any candidate earning an outright majority of votes. Leading candidates Daniel Martínez of the Frente Amplio and Partido Nacional’s Luis Lacalle Pou will face off in a November 24 run-off.

URUGUAY ELECTIONS

Uruguay’s left-wing party faces its toughest election in 15 years

25-10-2019 21:17 Uruguayan national elections on October 27 are predicted to lead to a run-off between the leftist Broad Front, which has been in power since 2005, and the centre-right National Party.

ELECTION 2019

Fernández, Martínez hail Argentina and Uruguay's 'indissoluble' bond

08-10-2019 09:45 Frente de Todos candidate declares he wants country to echo achievements of neighbouring country as he meets Frente Amplio presidential hopeful in Buenos Aires. Argentina and Uruguay will both hold general elections on October 27.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

As Argentina struggles, Uruguay worries about its own economy

04-10-2019 07:00 With economic instability plaguing its neighbour across the River Plate, Uruguayans are wondering how keenly the downturn will be felt at home.

CRIME AND SECURITY

Uruguay unnerved by spike in violence

05-05-2018 09:00 The killing of two youngsters has shone a light on the growing number of murders in Uruguay. There were 147 in the first four months of the year, data shows, compared with 81 in the same period in 2017 -- an increase of more than 80%.