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| Tabare Vazquez wins Uruguay's run-off election | |
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| Uruguay's leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez has easily beaten his rival Luis Lacalle Pou in a presidential run-off, partial results suggest. | Uruguay's leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez has easily beaten his rival Luis Lacalle Pou in a presidential run-off, partial results suggest. |
| With more than 50% of the vote counted, Mr Vazquez, from the ruling Broad Party, has won about 53%. Mr Lacalle Pou, a member of the right-wing National Party, received 41%. | With more than 50% of the vote counted, Mr Vazquez, from the ruling Broad Party, has won about 53%. Mr Lacalle Pou, a member of the right-wing National Party, received 41%. |
| Mr Lacalle Pou later admitted defeat. | Mr Lacalle Pou later admitted defeat. |
| Incumbent President Jose Mujica is barred by the constitution from running for a second consecutive term. | Incumbent President Jose Mujica is barred by the constitution from running for a second consecutive term. |
| Mr Vazquez, who was president in 2005-10, 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. |
| 'Big shoes to fill' | 'Big shoes to fill' |
| Speaking late on Sunday, Mr Vazquez called on the opposition to join him in a national accord to tackle the key issues the country was facing. | |
| "I want to be able to count on all Uruguayans, but not so that they follow me but so that they guide me, accompany me," he said. | "I want to be able to count on all Uruguayans, but not so that they follow me but so that they guide me, accompany me," he said. |
| In the capital Montevideo, thousands of his cheering supporters poured into the streets to celebrate. | In the capital Montevideo, thousands of his cheering supporters poured into the streets to celebrate. |
| Mr Vazquez, a 74-year-old cancer specialist, has pledged to boost social spending and keep the economy in its current good shape. | |
| He also wants to reform the education system and fight crime - two of the weakest points of Mr Mujica's government, the BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Montevideo reports. | He also wants to reform the education system and fight crime - two of the weakest points of Mr Mujica's government, the BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Montevideo reports. |
| Mr Mujica, who is also a member of the Broad Party, 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, who is also a member of the Broad Party, 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 refused to live in a palace when he became president four years ago and instead he stayed at his humble farm in the outskirts of Montevideo, where he grows his own vegetables. | Mr Mujica refused to live in a palace when he became president four years ago and instead he stayed at his humble farm in the outskirts of Montevideo, where he grows his own vegetables. |
| His down-to-earth style has put Uruguay in the international spotlight and his shoes will be hard to fill, our correspondent says. | His down-to-earth style has put Uruguay in the international spotlight and his shoes will be hard to fill, our correspondent says. |