Uruguay's centre-left presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi from the Broad Front coalition addresses supporters during his closing campaign rally, in Montevideo, Uruguay October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Andres Cuenca
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguayan center-left opposition leader Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up in a dictatorship, is the pollsters' narrow favorite to win the second round of the South American nation's presidential election on Sunday.
The 57-year-old former history teacher and local mayor is looking to unseat the ruling conservative bloc. He placed first with 43.9% of votes for the Broad Front coalition in October's first round, but that was not enough to avoid a run-off against Alvaro Delgado of the governing center-right National Party.
