Who is the next president of Uruguay Yamandú Orsi and how did he defeat the ruling right-wing party in the recent presidential election?

Yamandú Orsi will be the country’s next president after a close second round election, to the celebration of Latin American leftist leaders

A very tight runoff election is expected between progressive forces and right-wing voters

According to the latest polls, in the upcoming general elections, the right and the center-left are in the lead for the presidency

Uruguayan social movements criticized the new president’s stand against the progressive governments of the region

The difference of votes between the left-wing candidate Daniel Martínez and the right-wing candidate Luis Lacalle Pou is just over 1%