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| Voting under way in Uruguay's presidential runoff | Voting under way in Uruguay's presidential runoff |
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| Voting has begun in Uruguay's presidential run-off election in which Tabare Vazquez from the ruling Broad Party is favoured to win. | Voting has begun in Uruguay's presidential run-off election in which Tabare Vazquez from the ruling Broad Party is favoured to win. |
| Mr Vasquez faces Luis Lacalle Pou of the right-wing National Party in the second round of voting. | |
| The most recent opinion polls give Mr Vazquez a comfortable lead over Mr Pacalle. | The most recent opinion polls give Mr Vazquez a comfortable lead over Mr Pacalle. |
| President Jose Mujica is barred by the constitution from running for a second consecutive term. | President Jose Mujica is barred by the constitution from running for a second consecutive term. |
| Tabare Vasquez, the candidate of Mr Mujica's party, won the first round of voting in October. | Tabare Vasquez, the candidate of Mr Mujica's party, won the first round of voting in October. |
| He gained over 46% of the vote but it was not enough for an outright majority. | He gained over 46% of the vote but it was not enough for an outright majority. |
| Mr Lacalle Pou then swiftly secured the endorsement of the third placed candidate Pedro Bordaberry, of the conservative Colorado Party. | |
| But the latest polls suggest that Mr Vasquez still enjoys a 14-percentage point lead over Mr Lacalle Pou. | |
| Mr Vasquez ended his first term as president five years ago with high approval ratings, but was forced to step aside under the same law that bars Mr Mujica from a second term. | Mr Vasquez ended his first term as president five years ago with high approval ratings, but was forced to step aside under the same law that bars Mr Mujica from a second term. |
| Mr Mujica remains popular for leading the country through a period of economic growth and introducing social reforms such as legalisation of marijuana, abortion and gay marriage. | Mr Mujica remains popular for leading the country through a period of economic growth and introducing social reforms such as legalisation of marijuana, abortion and gay marriage. |