Mr. Delgado’s concession signaled an end to the short stint of the right-leaning government in Uruguay that in 2020, when President Luis Lacalle Pou took office, ended 15 years of government by the Broad Front. During that period, the Broad Front oversaw the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and the sale of marijuana.

By Lucinda Elliott and Sarah Morland MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 99% of votes tallied,

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.

Uruguay's ruling coalition candidate Alvaro Delgado conceded the presidential election to center-left rival Yamandu Orsi after early results signaled a victory for Orsi. Delgado, addressing supporters,

Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely fought.

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

The ruling National Party conceded defeat as center-left party the Broad Front returned to the government after a five year hiatus. Candidate Yamandu Orsi was declared the winner, with 97% of the votes counted.

Uruguayan Alvaro Delgado, a 55-year-old former senator and the conservative ruling coalition's continuity candidate for president, is counting on support from an eliminated ally to triumph against the center-left frontrunner in Sunday's run-off election.

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