Uruguay, José Mujica

Uruguay runoff election: Voters choosing between leftist, rightwing bloc
People in the small nation of 3.4 million have to choose between the leftist Frente Amplio (Broad Front) candidate Yamandu Orsi and Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, a member of outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou’s centre-right Republican Coalition.
Uruguay's Left Turns To Ailing Mujica As Election Talisman
Uruguay's ex-president Jose Mujica, a hero of the left but ailing at 89, has drawn on his last reserves to campaign far and wide for the man seen as his heir apparent ahead of elections Sunday.
Uruguay’s José Mujica steps in to help Broad Front mobilize voters ahead of runoff vote
The former president will join the campaign in support of Yamandú Orsi. Luis Lacalle Pou — who cannot run again due to constitutional term limits — is backing Álvaro Delgado
Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
Uruguayans went to the polls Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote.
Uruguay Votes for Next President in Closely Fought Runoff Race
Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out a bumper year of elections.
Uruguay Votes as Left-Wing Opposition Eyes Return to Presidency
Uruguay is on the cusp of becoming the latest country to oust an incumbent party this year, with violent crime and an economic recovery that has left many behind bolstering the hopes of the leftist opposition candidate in Sunday’s presidential election.
Uruguayans head to polls with left hoping for comeback
Uruguayans headed to the polls Sunday, with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose "Pepe" Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job five years after a right-wing victory driven
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José ‘Pepe’ Mujica: ‘I dedicated myself to changing the world and I didn’t change a damn thing’
At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on ...
Pepe Mujica, former president of Uruguay: 'Contemporary democracy is sick'
In an interview with Le Monde ahead of the second round of the country's presidential election on Sunday, November 24, the ...
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Mujica's physician describes former president's condition
Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer.
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Testimony Begins in Trial of Trio Accused of Killing CV Man Over Fake Rape
Prosecution testimony got underway Wednesday in the trial of a woman, her father and boyfriend accused of luring a 29-year-old man to a Cathedral City park to inflict violence that led to his being ...
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Pepe Mujica Condemns Cuban Regime: "It's Not Working"
Mujica has openly criticized the political systems in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, stating bluntly that "it's not working" when discussing the governance and democratic practices in these nations.
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Uruguay: Mujica makes last public political appearance
Battling esophageal cancer and age, former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica made what is believed to be his last public appearance this past weekend by showing up at a rally of “La ...
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Pepe Mujica: Reflections on Global Conflict, Latin American Unity, and the Power of Simplicity
Mujica joined the armed left-wing resistance in Uruguay as a young man in the mid-1960s, becoming a member of the newly ...
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Uruguay Presidential Election
Tabare Vazquez, the former Uruguayan president who leapfrogged back to the helm Sunday, is a cancer doctor with a far more traditional style than his ex-rebel, marijuana-legalizing predecessor, Jose ...