"In his lifetime Uruguay became a model democracy in Latin America and the world, thanks in part to Mujica’s leadership," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to FT.
In elections marked more by continuity than change, the governing center-left coalition had mixed success in tightly contested departments.
The nation’s new president will spend more time and energy managing his core supporters than dealing with his political opponents.
The center-left candidate defeated his center-right rival in the November 24 runoff.
The center-left former mayor returns the Broad Front to power but will face a divided parliament.
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The margins are slim heading into November’s vote between the Broad Front’s Yamandú Orsi and the National Party’s Álvaro Delgado.