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A Guide to 2019 Latin American Elections: Uruguay

Uruguayans went to the polls on October 27 with more than 70 percent of its 2.7 million people eligible to vote participating in the first round. Uruguayans voted for president, vice president, all 99 seats in the House of Representatives, and 30 in the Senate. With 99.96 percent of votes counted, Broad Front's Daniel Martínez won 38.63 percent of votes while the National Party's Luis Lacalle Pou earned 28.19 percent.

But right-leaning Lacalle Pou not only closed that gap but ended up winning the November 24 runoff. The fact that a few tenths of a percent separated the rivals meant a delay in election results, with Lacalle Pou's victory confirmed on November 28.

His presidency begins March 1, and will end the leftist Broad Front's 15 years in power. 

>> Find out about other elections in our main 2019 Election Guide.

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