A community portal about Uruguay with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Uruguay, officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay or the Republic East of the Uruguay , is a nation located in southern part of South America...
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A community portal about Uruguay with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Uruguay, officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay or the Republic East of the Uruguay , is a nation located in southern part of South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata to the southwest, with Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. About half of its people live in the capital and largest city, Montevideo. The nation is the second smallest independent country in South America, larger only than Suriname, and is the most politically and economically stable. Uruguay is ranked as the second country in Latin America with less corruption, right after Chile .
Uruguay's unemployment rate dropped sharply in October, with just 6.4% of the country's workers jobless, the national statistics agency INE reported Thursday. The October jobless rate is the lowest level since November of 2008, when unemployment ...
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has this week announced a new management contract with Carrasco Nobile S/A, a consortium managed by the Spanish group Codere, to manage the Casino Carrasco Hotel in Montevideo which will become the Sofitel Montevideo Casino ...
ROSARIO, Uruguay, Jul 5 (IPS) - The group of women cross this Uruguayan town every morning, some on bike and some on foot, on their way to CODEMUR, a women’s cooperative that resurrected a garment factory abandoned by its owners. The women, all ...
Jose Mujica (L), a former member of the leftist guerrilla group Tupamaros who spent 15 years in prison, celebrates with current Uruguayan President Tabare Vasquez (R), on 29 November 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay, after winning Uruguay’s presidential ...
Montevideo, Dec 2 : Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, winner of the presidential runoff in Uruguay, said he will alternate his duties as head of state with working the land on his small farm on the outskirts of Montevideo. "Everybody has his own interests and you ...
About 1,500 sportmen will take part in the I South American Beach Games which will take place from next December 4 to 13 in Montevideo and Punta del Este, reported the organizing committee. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential election Sunday with more than 50 percent of the vote, exit polls showed. Mujica, who spent 12 years in prison during military ...
Montevideo, Uruguay – A former leftist guerrilla clinched victory in Uruguay's presidential run-off election on Sunday, but he did it by moving hard to the center and purposely distancing himself from Venezuela 's radical leftist President Hugo ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — President-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more talk on Uruguayans after a speech-filled campaign “would be like raining on what is already wet ...
Well, don't panic, after all, Israel has been electing its heads of state among old "guerrilla" members, and nobody seems to care much about it. The only difference though is that while they continue killing innocents, over here in Uruguay they try to make things easier for everyone instead.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" was favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday and keep a center-left coalition in ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns “stupid ideologies” won Uruguay’s presidential run-off Sunday, keeping the ruling center-left coalition in power, according to three ...
Natacha Pisarenko, Associated Press Jose Mujica votes in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Sunday. Results show he is the president-elect, earning more than 50 percent of the vote. By Michael Warren MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A plain-talking former leader of ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" won Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday, keeping the ruling center-left coalition in power, according to three exit polls
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica won more than 50 per cent of the votes cast in a run-off ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A blunt-talking former guerrilla fighter won Uruguay's presidential election Sunday, promising to leave behind his radical past and take a moderate path in one of Latin America's most stable countries. Jose Mujica, a 74-year-old ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica, 74, won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in yesterday's runoff ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns “stupid ideologies’’ won Uruguay’s presidential run-off yesterday, keeping the ruling center-left coalition in power, according to ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in a run-off election ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - President-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more talk on Uruguayans after a speech-filled campaign "would be like raining on what is already wet."
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Polls are open in Uruguay, where voters choosing a new president must decide between a plain-talking former leftist guerrilla and a smooth politician who represents one of the country's oldest center ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - President-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more talk on Uruguayans after a speech-filled campaign "would be like raining on what is already wet." Leading ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in a runoff election ...
Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) -- Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential runoff election Sunday, exit polls showed. Exit polls had Mujica defeating former president Luis Alberto Lacalle by a margin of 4 ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" won Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday, keeping the ruling center-lef...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies - the power to legitimately lead an entire nation. Jose Mujica, now ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — José Mujica, a brash former guerrilla fighter, won a runoff for the presidency of Uruguay on Sunday, further cementing the hold of a leftist government credited with improving economic conditions in one of South America’s ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" won Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday, keeping the ruling center-left coalition in power, according to three exit ...
Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) -- Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential runoff election Sunday, exit polls showed. Exit polls had Mujica defeating former president Luis Alberto Lacalle by a margin of 4 ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who sought power with kidnappings and bombings is Uruguay's president-elect. Jose Mujica, 74, won more than 50 percent of the votes in a runoff Sunday, according to exit ...
Sofitel announces the signature of a management contractwith Carrasco Nobile S/A, a consortium managed by the Spanish group Codere, to managethe Casino Carrasco Hotel in Montevideo.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in a run-off election ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies — the power to legitimately lead an entire nation. Jose Mujica won 53 ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — José Mujica, a brash former guerrilla fighter, was expected to win a runoff for the presidency of Uruguay on Sunday, further cementing the hold of a leftist government credited with improving economic conditions in one of ...
(AP) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies - the power to legitimately lead an entire nation. Jose Mujica, now ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies – the power to legitimately lead an entire nation.
Jose Mujica won 53 percent of the vote, to 43 percent for Luis A. Lacalle, with 97 percent of the vote counted, the electoral court announced Monday.
Mujica seemed like he could hardly believe it himself in his rousing...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns “stupid ideologies“ was favoured to win Uruguay’s presidential run-off Sunday and keep a centre-left coalition in power for another ...
MONTEVIDEO - President Jose Mujica confirmed in his radio program "Speaking to the South" his commitment to Uruguayans of a fight for integration in the country. "To listen in the fist place to those who disagree with us because their reasons are ...
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies — the power to legitimately lead an entire nation. Jose Mujica, now president ...
(AP) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" was favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday and keep a center-left coalition in power for another ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) ― Exit polls show a former leftist rebel has won the presidency in Uruguay. Jose Mujica won just over 50 percent of the votes according to exit polls by all three of the country's leading pollsters. His rival, former ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Exit polls show a former leftist rebel has won the presidency in Uruguay. Jose Mujica won just over 50 per cent of the votes according to exit polls by all three of the country's leading pollsters. His rival, former President ...
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" was favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday and keep a center-left coalition in power for another five ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" was favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday and keep a center-left coalition in power for another five years ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now rejects the "stupid ideologies" of the 1970s was favoured to win Sunday's Uruguay's presidential run-off and keep a centre-left coalition in power ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now rejects the "stupid ideologies" of the 1970s was favored to win Sunday's Uruguay's presidential run-off and keep a center-left coalition in power for ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country's popular center-left coalition in power for another five years. José Mujica's opponents ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Polls are open in Uruguay, where voters choosing a new president must decide between a plain-talking former leftist guerrilla and a smooth politician who represents one of the country's oldest centre-right parties. Polls suggest ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country's popular center-left coalition in power for another five years.
Uruguay's President-elect Jose Mujica (left) and the current president, Tabare Vazquez, celebrate Mujica's victory Sunday in Montevideo. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country's popular center-left coalition in power for another five years. Jose Mujica's ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A former guerrilla fighter who was jailed for 14 years is poised on Sunday to become Uruguay's next president in a runoff vote seen as a referendum on the economic success of the country's ruling leftist coalition. Jose ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Polls are open in ... Polls suggest former rebel Jose Mujica will win, keeping a popular centre-left coalition in power for another five years. His rival, former President Luis A. Lacalle, claims Mujica will the South American ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A South Korean fishing vessel has burned and sunk in the port of Uruguay's capital. Navy officials say all 38 crew members are safe. Navy spokesman Anselmo Borges says Saturday's fire began in the bunk area and spread to ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Jose Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter who vows to continue investor-friendly policies, won Uruguay's presidential run-off on Sunday, solidifying the ruling leftist coalition's hold on power. With ballots counted at 96 ...
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY–The candidate likely to be Uruguay's next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls suggest Jose ...
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – A former guerrilla fighter was poised yesterday to become the next president of Uruguay, pledging to maintain the ruling leftist coalition’s moderate policies in one of Latin America’s most stable economies. Jose ...
Montevideo - Polling stations opened Sunday in Uruguay's presidential election run-off. Jose Mujica - a former member of the leftist guerrilla group Tupamaros who spent 15 years in jail - was billed as the favourite, ahead of former Uruguayan ...
(AP) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A South Korean fishing vessel has burned and sunk in the port of Uruguay's capital. Navy officials say all 38 crew members are safe. Navy spokesman Anselmo Borges says Saturday's fire began in the bunk area and spread ...
The new president of Uruguay has finally been elected: José “Pepe” Mujica [es] , candidate from left-wing party The Broad Front, obtained the majority of the votes on the run-off election of November 29. The first round of voting for president ...
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - The campaign of center-right candidate Luis Lacalle conceded in Uruguay's presidential run-off election Sunday, clearing the way for former guerrilla fighter Jose Mujica to be declared the winner. Lacalle's running mate, Jorge ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica won more than 50 percent of the votes cast in a run-off election ...
MONTEVIDEO – A former guerrilla fighter was poised yesterday to become the next president of Uruguay, pledging to maintain the ruling leftist coalition’s moderate policies in one of Latin America’s most stable economies. Jose Mujica (74), who ...
The situation in Northeastern Argentina and Western Uruguay is worsening as the Uruguay River continues to rise. In the last hours, more families had to be evacuated reaching a total of close to 15.000 people evacuated in Argentina and 5.900 in the ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (CNN) -- Uruguayans electing a new president in Sunday's run-off election will choose between a former guerrilla fighter jailed for 14 years and a politician who already has held the office. Jose Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, November 26, 2009 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The South American country of Uruguay faces what pro-life advocates have identified as a "crucial turning point" with their national elections on Sunday November 29th. Uruguayan affiliates ...
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - A blunt-talking former guerrilla fighter won Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, promising to leave behind his radical past and take a moderate path in one of Latin America's most stable countries. Jose Mujica, a 74-year ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A former guerrilla fighter who has pledged to take a moderate path won Uruguay's presidential run-off election on Sunday and his rightist opponent conceded. Jose Mujica, 74, who waged an armed revolt against a ...
Montevideo - Jose Mujica, a former member of the leftist guerrilla group Tupamaros who spent 15 years in prison, won Uruguay's presidential runoff Sunday, according to exit polls. A senator and nominee of the ruling coalition Frente Amplio (Broad ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Former guerrilla fighter Jose Mujica led Uruguay's presidential runoff election on Sunday, a quick count projection by the Factum polling group showed. Factum said Mujica was leading with 51.2 percent over center-right ...
Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) -- Uruguayans electing a new president in Sunday's runoff election will choose between a former guerrilla fighter jailed for 14 years and a politician who already has held the office. Jose Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro ...
[...] party The Broad Front, obtained the majority of the votes on the run-off election of November 29. The first round of voting for president occurred the last Sunday of October, with no candidate reaching the majority [...]
(RTTNews) - Jose Mujica of the ruling left-wing coalition Frente Amplio (Broad Front) has emerged clear winner in the second round of Uruguay's presidential election. With nearly all votes counted, results showed Mujica won more than 50 per cent of ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through tunnels. Polls suggest Jose Mujica -- now 74 and committed to ...
Associated Press Writer= MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) â Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A former guerrilla fighter is poised on Sunday to become the next president of Uruguay, pledging to maintain the ruling leftist coalition's moderate policies in one of Latin America's most stable economies. Jose Mujica ...
A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Leading Uruguayan presidential candidate Jose Mujica, of the ruling party Frente Amplio, talks to ...
This video is a Frente Amplio song from Uruguay.
A former guerilla has won Uruguay’s presidential run-off, keeping the ruling centre-left Broad Front coalition in power for another five-year term, beginning on March 1: here.
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - A former guerrilla fighter who was jailed for 14 years is poised on Sunday to become Uruguay's next president in a runoff vote seen as a referendum on the economic success of the country's ruling leftist coalition. Jose Mujica ...
We congratulate President-elect Mujica on his election, and commend the people of Uruguay for their strong commitment to democracy. Uruguay is a valued partner of the United States in many areas, including international peacekeeping operations, and ...
Montevideo: A former guerrilla fighter who was jailed for 14 years is poised on Sunday to become Uruguay's next president in a runoff vote seen as a referendum on the economic success of the country's ruling leftist coalition. Jose Mujica, 74, who ...
... President Luis Lacalle, conceded the race with pollsters’ projections showing Mujica ahead with around 51 percent of the vote. Mujica is expected to maintain the investor-friendly policies of popular outgoing President Tabare Vazquez ...
China DailyFormer Uruguay Rebel Mujica Wins Presidential VoteBloombergThe former rebel, who was imprisoned for more than a decade by the military juntas that ruled Uruguay in the 1970s and 1980s, campaigned on pledges to ...Exit polls: Ex-rebel is Uruguay's next presidentThe Associated PressEx-rebel Mujica wins Uruguay presidential voteAFPEx-rebel Mujica wins Uruguay presidential voteSydney Morning HeraldAljazeera.net -NPR -Daily...
Jose Mujica has become Uruguay's president elect (AP) A former guerrilla leader who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings has become Uruguay's president-elect. Jose Mujica won more than 50% of the votes cast in a run-off election ...
Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday pits former guerrilla fighter and senator Jose Mujica against former President Luis Lacalle, with Mujica leading in public opinion polls. The winner succeeds outgoing President Tabare Vazquez, Uruguay's first ...
Former leftist guerrilla Jose "Pepe" Mujica reportedly kept a low profile today after winning Uruguay's presidential election. The president-elect said spending a lot of time talking after a campaign of speeches would amount to "raining on what is ...
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls suggest Jose Mujica — now 74 and ...
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls suggest Jose Mujica — now 74 and ...
Former leftist rebel Jose Mujica celebrated victory Monday after he was declared the winner of a presidential runoff election in Uruguay and promised to work on behalf of all compatriots.The co-founder of the radical leftist Tupamaros movement addressed supporters in a triumphant speech Sunday that reached out to the opposition.
MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls suggest Jose Mujica — now 74 and committed to ...
23:21 30/11/2009 WASHINGTON, November 30 (RIA Novosti) - The United States on Monday congratulated Jose Mujica on his victory in Uruguay's presidential election. Mujica, 74, from the ruling leftist Broad Front coalition, won Sunday's runoff election ...
ReutersFormer rebel wins Uruguay voteAljazeera.netLuis Lacalle, a former president of Uruguay, has conceded defeat in the country's presidential run-off after exit polls showed a former rebel securing the majority of the vote. Polls following Sunday's election showed Lacalle's rival, Jose Mujica, ...Former Uruguay Rebel Mujica Wins Presidency, Vows ContinuityBloombergLeftist Wins Uruguay Presidential VoteNew York TimesExit polls: Ex-guerrilla...
BBC NewsFormer Uruguay Rebel Mujica Wins Presidency, Vows ContinuityBloombergNov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison, won the country's presidential elections yesterday, ensuring a second term for the ruling Frente Amplio coalition. ...Exit polls: Ex-guerrilla wins Uruguay presidencyCNN InternationalFormer rebel wins Uruguay voteAljazeera.netUPDATE 3-Former guerrilla wins Uruguay...
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - A straight-talking former guerrilla fighter is expected to win Uruguay's presidency on Sunday, extending the rule of a leftist governing coalition popular with Uruguayans for its handling of the economy. Polls show Jose Mujica ...
10:17 30/11/2009 BUENOS AIRES, November 30 (RIA Novosti) - Jose Mujica won the runoff election to become Uruguay's president, and has been congratulated by the incumbent, Tabare Vazquez. Although the two are both members of the Broad Front coalition ...
A former guerilla has won Uruguay's presidential run-off, keeping the ruling centre-left Broad Front coalition in power for another five-year term, beginning on March 1. Jose Mujica, who co-founded the Tupamaro militant group in the 1960s, received ...
Sen. Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential election Sunday with more than 50 percent of the vote, exit polls showed. Mujica, who spent 12 years in prison during military rule in the past, is expected to ...
Normally, the election of a leftist, ex-guerrilla as president would cause local and foreign investors alike to guard their wallets and get their money out. However, Sunday’s election of Jose Mujica, a former member of the infamous Tupamaros ...
MONTEVIDEO - The number of displaced people in Uruguay due to the flooding in the north and center of the country rose to 4,186, the Uruguayan National Emergency System (SNE) said Wednesday. The largest number of victims, 1,614, is in Artigas ...
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Argentina and Uruguay aim to take bids for the construction of a terminal to process imported liquefied natural gas shipped through Rio de la Plata by March, an official said. Construction of the re-gasification terminal on the ...
Reuters South AfricaFormer guerilla fighter Mujica wins Uruguay's presidential electionTelegraph.co.ukA former leader of Leftist guerrilla fighter who once sought power through kidnappings and bombings is now the president-elect of Uruguay. Jose Mujica, 74, who waged an armed revolt against a democratically elected government in the 1960s and 1970s and ...Former Rebel Expected to Win Uruguay PresidencyNew York TimesExit polls: Ex-guerrilla...
On October 25, José “Pepe” Mujica, presidential candidate of Uruguay’s ruling Frente Amplio (Broad Front), won by a wide margin over his nearest rival, Luis Alberto Lacalle, ex-president of Uruguay (1990-1995), representing the Partido ...
A former left-wing revolutionary who spent nearly 15 years in prison during Uruguay’s military dictatorship has been elected as the country’s new president. José Mujica won around 51 percent of the vote in a direct battle with his centre-right ...
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(Reuters) - Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday pits former guerrilla fighter and senator Jose Mujica against former President Luis Lacalle, with Mujica leading in public opinion polls. The winner succeeds outgoing President Tabare Vazquez, Uruguay ...
A former guerrilla fighter who has pledged to take a moderate path has won Uruguay's presidential run-off election. Jose Mujica, 74, who waged an armed revolt against a democratically elected government in the 1960s and 1970s and was jailed for 14 ...
Mujica and outgoing Tabare. Just announced Lacalle had conceded. First results give Pepe Mujica 51.2 percent, to 44.9 percent for Lacalle. Voter turnout was massive despite bad weather in Uruguay. Tabare said today he may run again in 2014. ''Pepe ...
Former guerrilla fighter José Mujica has won Uruguay's presidential election with over 51 percent of the votes. He narrowly beat his conservative opponent, former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, who has conceded defeat.
Mr Mujica, known as Pepe, had been favourite to win the poll. In last month's first round, he just missed getting the 50 percent needed to win the presidency outright and the race had to go to a second round.
Voters in Uruguay's presidential runoff election today will choose between Sen. José Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla, and former President Luis A. Lacalle. Polls show Mujica, known as El Pepe, ahead in the race to succeed President Tabaré ...
We congratulate President-elect Mujica on his election and commend the people of Uruguay for their strong commitment to democracy. Uruguay is a valued partner of the United States in many areas, including international peacekeeping operations, and as ...
Buenos Aires/Montevideo_(dpa) _ Severe flooding claimed at least eight lives in Argentina and Uruguay, authorities said Thursday. About 15,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the northern portions of both neighbouring South American ...
(Reuters) - A former guerrilla fighter was expected to win Uruguay's presidency Sunday, extending the rule of a leftist governing coalition popular with Uruguayans for its handling of the economy. Recent opinion polls have shown Jose Mujica ...
A plain-talking socialist who once led an armed revolutionary movement and now scorns "stupid ideologies" won Uruguay's presidential run-off Sunday, keeping the ruling center-left coalition in power, according to three exit polls Jose Mujica received ...
Polls are open in Uruguay for presidential elections which are pitting a former left-wing guerrilla against a conservative ex-president. The front-runner in exit polls is Senator Jose Mujica, a leading member of the Tupamaru movement who spent 12 ...
“Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica, a former guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison, won the country’s presidential elections yesterday, ensuring a second term for the ruling Frente Amplio coalition. Mujica, 74, defeated ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle, who conceded the election less than two hours after polling ended, saying he didn’t want a ‘divided country.’” [...]
Jose Mujica ahead in opinion polls People in Uruguay have attended polling stations to cast their ballots in a runoff presidential election with opinion polls suggesting Jose Mujica ahead of his main rival. Around 2.5 million eligible voters went to ...
Uruguay elections are being watched by people throughout Latin America and the world as a result of the candidacy of Jose Mujica, a former revolutionary leader. Many Latin American states are moving to the left politically.Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File PhotosSunday, November 29, 200906:48 Mecca time, 03:48 GMT Uruguay holds runoff electionOpinion polls place Mujica in front of his rival and former president Luis...
A second round of voting is being held today in Uruguay between left-wing presidential candidate José Mujica and his conservative National Party opponent Luis Alberto Lacalle.
As candidate for the Broad Front, Mr Mujica - also known as El Pepe - won 48 percent of the vote in the 15 October presidential election in comparison to 30 percent for Mr Lacalle, who served as president from 1990 to 1995.
Those who have read this endeavor from the beginning will recall that I have referred a number of times to what started the "It's the Distribution, Stupid" meme: my thesis on Uruguay in the late 1960's. Well, they're baaaaaaack.There is no NYT story yet, but there is an AP feed. I urge all to read it, and follow up with the Times in the morning. Deindustrializing is poisonous, and the nature of the poison has a history. We need to pay...
Former leftist rebel Jose Mujica won Uruguay's presidential runoff on Sunday, garnering some 51 percent of the vote, according to exit polls.The preliminary results suggested rival candidate former Conservative president Luis Lacalle won some 44 percent of the vote, triggered after Mujica failed to win over 50 percent of a first round vote in October.Mujica, 74, will succeed President Tabare Vazquez, the first elected leftist to lead this...
Lacalle, 68, who governed Uruguay from 1990 to 1995, said he would slow integration with Mercosur trade bloc partners Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and seek to expand trade with countries such as India and China. He has said the ruling coalition had ...
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Former Uruguayan guerilla Jose Mujica leads opposition candidate and ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle ahead of the country’s Nov. 29 presidential election runoff, according to a poll by Montevideo-based Interconsult. Mujica ...
Jose Mujica, 74, is poised today to become Uruguay's next president in a runoff vote seen as a referendum on the economic success of the country's ruling leftist coalition. The former guerrilla fighter, who was jailed for 14 years after waging an ...
A STRAIGHT-talking former guerrilla fighter is today expected to win Uruguay's presidency, extending the rule of a leftist governing coalition popular with Uruguayans for its handling of the economy. Polls show Jose Mujica holding a lead of between 6 ...
President will be here in Uruguay in the upcoming days in a meeting of Mercosur, and we will receive her properly. We have an agenda of pending issues." Mujica, of the centre-left Frente Amplio, won on Sunday's presidential runoff in Uruguay after ...
Former left-wing guerrilla Jose Mujica (pictured), who spent 14 years in jail, is favoured to win Sunday's run-off presidential election in Uruguay after falling just short of an outright majority in a first round in October.
Honduras hopes to regain international legitimacy with election despite boycott call - Hondurans on Sunday elected a new president whose first challenge will be defending his legitimacy to the world and ending a crisis over a June coup that has ...
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa by drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate on Wednesday. Substitute Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead on ...
Uruguayans went to the polls Sunday in a run-off presidential election pitting a former leftist rebel who spent 14 years in jail against a conservative ex-president.Polling stations opened in most of the South American country at 8:00 am (1000 GMT), as scheduled, and were due to close at 7:30 pm (2130 GMT), with preliminary results expected about an hour after closing.
Uruguayans are to vote in a presidential runoff pitting a former guerilla against the ex-president Luis Lacalle. About 2.5 million people are eligible to vote in Sunday's polls, triggered when Jose Mujica won about 48 per cent support in October ...
Often overlooked, but never disappoints should be the motto of Montevideo, Uruguay. Montevideo is the largest city, capital, and main port of Uruguay. Many people would never guess that Montevideo has the highest quality of living of any city in ...Contributor: Rick LimpertPublished: Nov 13, 2009
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay earned the final berth in the 32-nation field for next year's World Cup, tying Costa Rica 1-1 Wednesday night. Sebastian Abreu scored for Uruguay on a header in the 70th minute, but Walter Centeno tied the score on a 16 ...
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Leftist politician José Mujica heads to this Sunday’s presidential run-off in Uruguay as the clear favourite, according to a poll by Factum. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the candidate of the governing ...
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Former Uruguayan guerrilla leader Jose Mujica , seeking to become president of the country that imprisoned him for more than a decade, leads ex-President Luis Alberto Lacalle ahead of a Nov. 29 runoff vote. Mujica, 74, of the ...
MEXICO CITY, Nov 28, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Uruguayans go to the polls again on Sunday in a run-off election to choose a new president. Jose Mujica from the ruling Broad Front (FA) party has to face opposition National Party candidate Luis ...
MEXICO CITY, Nov 28, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Uruguayans go to the polls again on Sunday to choose a new president in a run-off election. Following are profiles of the two contenders. Jose Mujica from the ruling Broad Front party is to face ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa by drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate on Wednesday. Substitute Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead on a ...
Montevideo, Uruguay was the site of raucous celebrations as the Charruas drew the Ticos at the Centenario but thanks to their away win at Estadio Saprissa on November 14th clinched passage to the 2010 World Cup on goal aggregate....
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - José Mujica is expected to win tomorrow’s presidential run-off in Uruguay, according to a poll by Interconsult. 50 per cent of respondents would support the leftist Progressive Encounter - Broad Front (EP-FA ...
The locally produced short film called Panic Attack! created by Fede Alvarez shows the science fiction story of robots invading the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. The blog El Bachural [es] enjoyed the short because it showed his city in a different light.
MONTEVIDEO: A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school st...
Some residents complained that the government is not doing enough and should have known the disaster was on its way. Social workers have provided some relief to stranded families, many of whom took to their rooftops as waters flooded their homes. But ...
Uruguay is one of the regional leaders in several key indicators, such as adult literacy, Internet penetration, and teledensity. In fact, despite being a state-owned monopoly, Uruguay s local fixed line market has achieved the second highest ...
Uruguay is the first country to offer internet-connected laptops to all public primary school children. In the small town of Poquitos, some 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) north of Montevideo, about 20 students study The Odyssey by singing, drawing and ...
Montevideo - Uruguay are very close to playing the 2010 World Cup - with their 1-0 win in Costa Rica in the first leg of the playoffs - and will seek to definitively secure a place on Wednesday. Uruguay imposed their greater tradition in football on ...
Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels. Polls suggest Jose Mujica - now 74 and committed to working within ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 19 (IPS) - Uruguay must start focusing on efforts against global warming, and work in a coordinated manner with its South American neighbours, said one of the scientists consulted for the First Regional Report on Climate Change ...
An Uruguayan schoolboy tries the new laptop that is being distributed to al... A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uru... A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the ...
ASUNCION, Nov 25 (Reuters) - South American soccer's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay. The CSF ...
ASUNCION, Nov 25 - South American soccer's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay. The CSF announced ...
Uruguay claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa with a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica in Montevideo, to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate. Substitute Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead on a header in the 70th ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Uruguay qualified for next year's World Cup finals when they drew 1-1 with Costa Rica in the second leg of their playoff in Montevideo on Wednesday. Uruguay had won the first leg 1-0 in San Jose on Saturday
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. (“UME” or Company”) (TSX VENTURE:UME) (LSE:UGY), and Fortune Valley Resources Inc. (“Fortune Valley”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FVX) announce today that on November 8, 2009 they signed a definitive arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to combine their respective businesses (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, UME has agreed to acquire all of...
Uruguay became the last country from the Americas to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, drawing 1-1 with Costa Rica at home, but winning 2-1 on aggregate. Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a two-goal lead at Centenario in Montevideo, scoring in the 69th ...
Montevideo, Nov 19 (DPA) Uruguay secured the last available berth for South Africa 2010 football World Cup by defeating Costa Rica 2-1 on aggregate in the playoffs.
The two teams drew 1-1 at a packed Centenario stadium in Montevideo Wednesday in the return leg of a play-off between the fifth-placed team in the South American qualifiers [...]
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - José Mujica could secure a victory in this weekend’s presidential run-off in Uruguay, according to a poll by Interconsult. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the left-wing candidate this Sunday, while 42 per ...
Buenos Aires, Nov 25 (DPA) Uruguay were the last team to make it to the 2010 World Cup, but their players are looking forward to their chance of reviving the South American country's long-gone football greatness. Uruguay have won two editions of the ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 18, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Uruguay booked the 32nd and last spot in next year's World Cup finals in South Africa after taking a 2-1 aggregate playoff win on Wednesday. Uruguay bagged a 1-1 in the second leg of the playoff. They ...
Uruguay secured the final place at the 2010 World Cup by drawing 1-1 with Costa Rica to seal a 2-1 aggregate win. The Charruas, who claimed a crucial 1-0 win in San Jose on Saturday, went ahead in Montevideo as Sebastian Abreu headed Diego Scotti's ...
Following Saturday’s 1-0 away win in the first leg of the CONMEBOL/CONCACAF play-off for South Africa 2010, Uruguay are determined to see the job through when they host Costa Rica in tonight's return match in Montevideo. A draw will be enough to ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 18 - Uruguay struggled to tame Costa Rica before booking their place in the World Cup finals with a 1-1 draw at home in the second leg of their South America/CONCACAF playoff on Wednesday. The Uruguayans went through 2-1 on aggregate ...
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) Alberto Methol Ferre, South American Catholic intellectual, has passed away in Montevideo. He was 80 years old, born March 31, 1929. He started his studies in Montevideo, then studied law and philosophy at the University of the Republic. Studied in depth the great Fathers of the South America: San Martín, Artigas, Bolivar. Adhered to the cause of the "Generation of 1900s,' supporting the idea of building a Great...
Spanish group Codere will choose one of five companies to refurbish the Carrasco hotel casino in Montevideo, Uruguay, including local firms Saceem, Campiglia and Teyma as well as Argentine companies Caputo and Riva. A decision is likely to be made ...
Uruguay struggled to tame Costa Rica before booking its place in the World Cup finals with a 1-1 draw in Montevideo in the second leg of their South America/CONCACAF play-off. The Uruguayans went through 2-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg ...
Buenos Aires - Uruguay were the last team to make it to the 2010 World Cup, but their players are looking forward to their chance of reviving the South American country's long-gone football greatness. Uruguay have won two editions of the prestigious ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. (“UME” or Company”) (TSX VENTURE:UME) (LSE:UGY), and Fortune Valley Resources Inc. (“Fortune Valley”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FVX) announce today that on November 8, 2009 they signed a definitive arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to combine their respective businesses (the “Transaction”). In connection with the Transaction, UME has agreed to acquire all of...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc (“UME” or the “Company”)(TSX VENTURE:UME)(LSE:UGY) announced today that George Schroer the Company’s Vice President Exploration will resign effective December 15, 2009. The Company plans to operate with a more streamlined exploration management team. David Fowler, the Company’s CEO, said today “On behalf of the Board and I would like to thank George for his commitment to UME...
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - José Mujica of the governing Progressive Encounter - Broad Front (EP-FA) could become Uruguay’s head of state next year, according to a poll by Factum. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for Mujica in this Sunday ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez surprisingly included midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro in his squad Thursday to face Costa Rica in a two-game playoff for a spot in next year's World Cup finals in South Africa. Loderio played for ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (AP) -The United States has qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup with a 27-6 win over Uruguay 27-6. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the two-leg Americas playoffs 54-28 in a repeat of four ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. Most of the dead are in southern Brazil - including eight in Rio Grande do Sul ...
A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an internet-connected computer to all public primary school students, AFP reports. In the small town of Poquitos, about 20
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez surprisingly included midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro in his squad Thursday to face Costa Rica in a two-game playoff for a spot in next year's World Cup finals in South Africa. Loderio played for ...
LAS PIEDRAS: A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer Internet-connected computers to all public primary school students. In the small town of Poquitos, some 30 ...
The United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when they beat Uruguay 27-6 yesterday. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the two-leg Americas playoffs 54-28 in a repeat of four years ago. In 2011, the US ...
The US qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when they beat Uruguay 27-6 at Central Broward Regional Park on Saturday. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago and swept the final round of the Americas playoffs 54-28 on aggregate ...
Luis Fleishman: As in Honduras, Uruguayans will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday November 29. The most likely candidate to win the elections is Jose Mujica, a leader of the former guerrilla movement "Tupamaros" and a likely ally of ...
Montevideo - Uruguay are very close to playing the 2010 World Cup - with their 1-0 win in Costa Rica in the first leg of the playoffs - and will seek to definitively secure a place on Wednesday. Uruguay imposed their greater tradition in football on ...
A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to guarantee every elementary school student attending government schools a portable computer. Duration ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. ("UME" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:UME) (LSE:UGY), a South American gold production and exploration company, announced today that the signature with Fortune Valley Resources Inc. ("Fortune Valley") of the definitive agreement to combine their respective businesses has been rescheduled for November 6, 2009, extending the deadline from October 30. Due diligence is still...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup when it beat Uruguay 27-6 at Central Broward Regional Park on Saturday. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the final round of the ...
JOHANNESBURG — USA have qualified for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand after recording a 27-6 home win over Uruguay to complete a 54-28 aggregate play-off victory over Los Teros. USA captain Todd Clever scored two tries at Broward County ...
MONTEVIDEO - Nacional's exciting young midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro was named on Thursday in a 26-man Uruguay squad for the World Cup play-off against Costa Rica. The uncapped 20-year-old, who has helped Nacional to the top of the Uruguayan Apertura ...
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Arthur Brice in Atlanta and journalist Dario Klein in Uruguay contributed to this report.
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Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) — A former guerrilla fighter jailed for 14 years and an ex-president were headed for a runoff for the presidency of Uruguay, after neither was expected to capture more than 50 percent of the vote in [...]
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Wing Kevin Swiryn scored two tries as the United States beat Uruguay 27-22 in the first leg of their 2011 rugby World Cup qualifier Saturday. The Eagles, who have played at all the World Cups, ran in four tries, two in each ...
Argentine hotel chain Fen will open a boutique hotel in Montevideo. The hotel will be located in the same building where Cervantes hotel was, now a listed building. Fen will invest over USD 8mn (EUR 5.33mn) in the project. The hotel will be called ...
Dive right into downtown life by stopping off at Montevideo’s triple threat Plaza Fabini (18 de Julio and Rio Negro). Nicknamed Plaza del Entrevero by the locals for the statue in its center, the manicured, fountain-filled square is perfect for ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (AP) ― The United States has qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup with a 27-6 win over Uruguay 27-6. The Eagles defeated Uruguay 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago, and swept the two-leg Americas playoffs 54-28 in a repeat of ...
Spain arrived in the quarter-finals having notched an average of seven goals per match during the group stages – second only to Brazil – and would face Uruguay, who had managed four. Neither side, though, would enjoy such productivity this night ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Wing Kevin Swiryn scored two tries as the United States beat Uruguay 27-22 in the first leg of their 2011 rugby World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The Eagles, who have played at all the World Cups, ran in four tries, two ...
MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay will prepare for the first leg of their 2010 World Cup play-off against Costa Rica next month in Guatemala, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said on Monday. Uruguay, who finished fifth in the South American qualifiers ...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 5 - Nacional's exciting young midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro was named on Thursday in a 26-man Uruguay squad for the World Cup playoff against Costa Rica. The uncapped 20-year-old, who has helped Nacional to the top of the Uruguayan ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A blunt-talking former guerrilla fell just short of a first-round victory in Uruguay's presidential election, according to results Monday. His conservative opponents have united in hopes of leaping past him in a Nov.29 runoff ...
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A Socialist former guerrilla fighter known for speaking his mind emerged the clear winner of Sunday's election for president of Uruguay but did not muster enough votes to avoid a November runoff, in what analysts said was a ...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A Socialist former guerrilla fighter was battling a conservative former president for the presidency of Uruguay on Sunday in what analysts said was a referendum on the current leftist government. José Mujica , a Socialist ...
Montevideo, Uruguay - A blunt-talking former guerrilla seeking to maintain the left's hold on power in Uruguay easily got the most votes in presidential elections Sunday, but failed to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff. Jose "Pepe" Mujica ...
A blunt-talking former guerrilla seeking to maintain the left's hold on power easily got the most votes in presidential elections Sunday but failed to win the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - A blunt-talking former guerrilla fell just short of a first-round victory in Uruguay's presidential election, according to results Monday, and his conservative opponents have united in hopes of leaping past him in a Nov. 29 ...