Uruguay poised to elect leftist leader
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Uruguayans are casting ballots Sunday in a highly charged presidential race that might result in the election of the nation&#39;s first leftist leader.
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She supports same-sex marriages and decriminalizing abortion, and admits to smoking pot one time &amp;#151; and inhaling. The chances are next to nil that plainspoken feminist Patricia Mercado, Mexico&#039;s most liberal presidential candidate, will win election. But some say she may ruin the main leftist Democratic Revolution Party&#039;s best shot at the presidency.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president yesterday as he courted another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to coopt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet: Venezuela's firebrand Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez.
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THE INCUMBENT: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's first elected leftist president, has been applauded for keeping his pledge to improve life for the poor, and for doing it without raising taxes or alienating foreign investors.
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Tabare Vazquez was poised to become Uruguay&#39;s first leftwing president yesterday after campaigning for the more equitable distribution of wealth and social justice in a country crippled by a recent economic crisis.
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Argentine first lady Sen. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is seen winning the October 28 presidential election by a wide margin, taking almost 48 percent of the vote, a poll showed on Friday.
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Two former guerrillas have been appointed to chair both houses of Uruguay's leftwing dominated parliament.
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President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president on Saturday, courting another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to co-opt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet: Venezuela's firebrand, Hugo Chavez.
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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - Leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez declared victory in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election Sunday after exit polls showed him surging past two rivals with a majority of the votes, apparently aligning this small South American country with
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Defeated leftist presidential candidate Andr&#233;s Manuel L&#243;pez Obrador is creating a 'parallel government.'
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Uruguayan opposition candidate Tabare Vazquez captured enough votes to win the presidency in today&#39;s first-round vote, exit polls from the country&#39;s four-biggest pollsters showed.
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Uruguay&#39;s first leftwing president in its 170-year history yesterday celebrated his election victory, consolidating a political swing to the left across South America.
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Uruguay&#39;s leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez won a historic victory in Sunday&#39;s presidential elections with more than 50 percent of the ballot.
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Conservatives are expected to win a commanding majority in legislative elections, giving the new President a free hand to transform France
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Votes are counted in Argentina, as exit polls suggest Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be president.
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Leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez claimed victory in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election on Sunday, while his closest challenger conceded and ruled out the possibility of a runoff.
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Argentina's first lady is almost certain to be elected president this weekend and take over from her husband, crowning the so-called Clintons of the South as the ultimate power couple.