Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff conceded defeat Sunday and even the outgoing leader of the South American country congratulated him.
Uruguay ’s presidential hopefuls voted on Sunday in the second round of the nation’s presidential election, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country’s strong democracy. Yamandu Orsi, candidate for the Broad Front , and running mate Carolina Cosse, left, celebrate their victory in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay , Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
Orsi was born on June 13, 1967, in the rural area of the Canelones department. His father was a vineyard farmer and his mother a seamstress. While living in the countryside, his sister taught him to read and write. But the young Orsi began to shape his political views and desires in the middle of the dictatorship in Uruguay, which lasted from 1973 to 1983.
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