2024-10-28 03:58:00
MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Leftist Armandou Orsi and ruling party Alvaro Delgado will vie for the Uruguayan presidency in a run-off election on Nov. 24, when Uruguay People will have to choose between the return of the left after a five-year absence or the continuation of the ruling party that has been in power since 2020.
Orsi, of the Broad Front, leads Sunday’s vote, although not by enough to secure an immediate victory in the first round. Delgado, the candidate of the National Party, was the party with the second highest vote share and entered the second round of voting. Both acknowledged on election night, before the preliminary vote count was complete and with more than 50% of the votes counted, that a second round of voting would take place in November.
The Colorado Party’s third candidate, Andres Ojeda, took the stage with Delgado and expressed support for the governing coalition facing a broad front.
“Victory is not far away, we will win,” Orsi assured his followers on Sunday. “The polls will tell,” said his opponent Delgado, who called on his collaborators to “start planning the runoff campaign” starting Monday.
The Broad Front candidates have chosen a new tone during their campaign, returning power to the historic organization through a “modern left”, while Delgado is relying on the high level of support from outgoing President Luis Lacalle Po. Advocating for “re-election” and the continuity of his legacy.
Born in the rural Canelones region, the country’s second most populous region, Orsi, 57, shaped his life as a teenager during the dictatorship (1973-1985). political aspirations.
He has been part of the ranks of the Broad Front since childhood and his campaign promises focused on promoting environmental policies, promoting and supporting small producers and supporting social inclusion policies, pillars that also formed the basis of his government as mayor of Canelones .
As the political heir of former President José “Pepe” Mujica (2010-2015), he is betting on the “modern left” to return power to the president who ran Uruguay from 2005 to 2020. of about 3.5 million inhabitants).
Orsi, a former history professor, also insisted he did not intend to push for sudden change in the South American country.
For his part, Delgado, a veterinarian by training and standard-bearer of the now-ruling National Party, is eager to continue the projects initiated by outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou, particularly on economic matters.
While he doesn’t win as much sympathy as Lacalle Poe, his closeness to the charismatic president could give him an extra boost in defeating Frente Amplification in the runoff, for which he will also receive Strategic support from the Colorado Party.
Delgado has extensive political experience, having held various positions in the historic center-right camp since 2000. Five years later, he made the leap to Congress, serving first as a representative (2005-2015) and then as a senator (2015-2020).
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