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| Tabare Vasquez wins Uruguay's run-off election - exit polls | Tabare Vasquez wins Uruguay's run-off election - exit polls |
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| Uruguay's leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez has beaten his rival Luis Lacalle Pou in a presidential run-off, exit polls suggest. | |
| They say Mr Vazquez, from the ruling Broad Party, won about 53% of the vote. Mr Lacalle Pou, a member of the right-wing National Party, received 40%. | They say Mr Vazquez, from the ruling Broad Party, won about 53% of the vote. Mr Lacalle Pou, a member of the right-wing National Party, received 40%. |
| 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. |
| Mr Vasquez, a former president, won the first round of voting in October. | Mr Vasquez, a former president, won the first round of voting in October. |
| He gained more than 46% of the vote but it was not enough for an outright majority. | He gained more than 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. | Mr Lacalle Pou then swiftly secured the endorsement of the third-placed candidate Pedro Bordaberry, of the conservative Colorado Party. |
| 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, also a Broad Party member, 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, also a Broad Party member, 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. |