The candidate of the progressive Frente Amplio, Yamandú Orsi, and the candidate of the ruling National Party, Álvaro Delgado, will compete for the presidency of Uruguay on November 24, as neither candidate has reached 50% of the vote.
The candidate of the progressive Frente Amplio, Yamandu Orsiis the most voted (43.7%) in the first round of the presidential elections held this Sunday in Uruguay, and will compete for the presidency on November 24 with the official candidate of the National Party, Alvaro Delgado (26.89%), according to 97% of controls.
The Social Democrat is in third place Andres Ojedaof the Colorado Party, which received 16% of the vote and was therefore left out of the second round. He rest of the candidates They have received less than 5% of the support.
Taking into account that none of the eleven presidential candidates has exceeded 50% of the vote, November 24 will be carried out second round of the two most voted.
“Our Frente Amplio is again the party with the most votes in Uruguay. We are the party that has grown the most in these elections. We are going for that last attempt with more enthusiasm than ever,” stated the candidate supported by Pepe Mujica, Yamandú Orsifrom the stage in Montevideo.
For his part, Alvaro Delgadohas announced that he will meet with his team this Monday to plan the campaign until November 24. “The polls spoke. Uruguay spoke out and said that the coalition is the most voted political project in the country. We already have the coalition going, we have reached a stage of maturity and we are going for a new step,” he said .
Source: EITB
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