Leftist Yamandu Orsi elected president of Uruguay Related news

Sebastian Ujică

BOGOTA, Colombia Yamandu Orsi, left-wing candidate and protégé of former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, won the second round of Uruguay’s presidential election Sunday, according to independent polling firms conducting quick counts taken from small samples of ballots cast in the country. ​​With 97% of the ballots counted, Orsi obtained 49% of the vote, while his opponent, Alvaro Delgado of the ruling center-right coalition, won 46%. "Congratulations to President-elect Orsi. He can count on us to