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In a tightly contested runoff election, left-wing opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi emerged victorious on Sunday, defeating the conservative governing coalition and bringing a shift in leadership to the South American nation. (AP)
Supporters of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) celebrate the victory of candidate Yamandú Orsi in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP)
Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, erupted in celebration on Sunday as supporters of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) rejoiced over Yamandú Orsi's narrow victory in the presidential runoff election. (AP)
Claudia Noble stands outside the Broad Front's (Frente Amplio) election night headquarters after polls closed for the presidential run-off election. (AP)
Ballots of Frente Amplio presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi with running mate Carolina Cosse sit on a table outside a polling station in the presidential run-off election in Canelones, Uruguay. (AP)
A man sits by the waterfront after polls closed in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP)
Throngs of jubilant supporters of Yamandú Orsi, the presidential candidate for the Broad Front (Frente Amplio), took to the streets of Montevideo, Uruguay, on a victory ride after the polls closed in the presidential runoff election .(AP)
A voter marks the ballot in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP)
Uruguay's former President Jose "Pepe" Mujica votes in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay. (AP)
Alvaro Delgado, candidate for the ruling National Party, waves after voting in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo. (AP)
