Uruguay, one of Latin America’s strongest democracies, heads to a runoff between two moderates

Associated Press

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election say voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to a run-off in November. An early count of the general elections showed Uruguay’s moderate leftist alliance leading the conservative governing coalition with more than 60% ballots tallied. The leftist former mayor, Yamandú Orsi, and the ruling party candidate, Álvaro Delgado, told crowds of cheering supporters after midnight that they would face off in a second round of voting on Nov. 24. Uruguayans will decide whether to return the long-dominant center-left coalition to power or continue the mandate of center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou.