After a campaign notable for the amiable tone from both sides, Yamandú Orsi was named the winner.
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Uruguay’s 2024 Election: Candidates, Issues and Predictions
Crime, child poverty and an aging population are top issues as voters in one of Latin America’s most stable democracies head to the polls on Sunday.
Uruguay’s President Halts Plan to Turn Bronze Nazi Eagle Into Peace Dove
President Luis Lacalle Pou said that he was canceling a project to melt down and recast a 700-pound relic of World War II after thousands signed a petition calling for it to be preserved in a museum.
Uruguay Will Turn a Bronze Nazi Eagle Into a Dove
The artifact, once part of a German warship, was recovered by a private venture off Uruguay’s coast in 2006. It’s been the subject of a legal battle for years.