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Exit polls showed Uruguay’s ruling leftist coalition candidate Tabaré Vázquez with a strong lead in the country’s presidential election on Sunday but falling short of a 50% majority required to win outright in the first round. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason.
One exit poll by Consultora Factum showed the Broad Front’s Vázquez winning 46% and Luis Lacalle Pou of the National party with 31%. A different exit poll had Vázquez winning 44% and Lacalle Pou on 33%.
If the trend is confirmed by the country’s electoral court, it would ensure a tight second round on 30 November. For further information, please contact:
Opinion polls before Sunday’s vote had shown Vázquez and Lacalle Pou neck-and-neck in a runoff.
Vázquez, 74, brought the ruling Broad Front to power in 2005 and his blend of pro-market economic policies and social welfare measures that slashed poverty rates won broad support but he was constitutionally barred from a second consecutive term.
The outgoing president, José Mujica, continued the model, which remains popular though many voters have become disenchanted with the scale of his Broad Front’s liberal social reforms, including the legalisation of marijuana production and distribution.
Vázquez has faced stiff competition from Pou, who has climbed steadily in polls since an unexpected victory in his party’s primaries, campaigning on a platform for change.