Tabare Vazquez, Presidential candidate for the ruling Frente Amplio, displays an Uruguayan flag after giving a speech to supporters in Montevideo October 26, 2014. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Leftist ruling party candidate Tabare Vazquez is a clear favorite to win Uruguay's presidential election this month, buoyed by widespread affection for the country's outgoing leader and strong economic growth.
Opinion polls show Vazquez, who was president in 2005-10, trouncing Luis Lacalle Pou of the centre-right National Party by between 13 and 17 percentage points in the Nov. 30 runoff.
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