Centre-right National Party candidate wins Uruguay election | News
Luis Lacalle Pou set to become president, ending 15 years of left-leaning government.
The presidential candidate for Uruguay‘s governing coalition has conceded defeat after a vote recount, ending 15-years of rule by the left-leaning government in the South American country.
The announcement on Thursday means centre-right candidate Luis Lacalle Pou of the National Party will become Uruguay’s next president.
Lacalle Pou, a 46-year-old lawyer and a former senator, defeated Daniel Martinez of the governing Broad Front coalition in the runoff election on Sunday.
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