Yamandu Orsi (from the opposition Front Amplio) and Alvaro Delgado (from the ruling National Party) will compete for the presidency of Uruguay in the second round, becoming the two candidates with the most votes in the presidential election, according to an initial official announcement. results.

The South American country’s electoral court is uploading results from polling stations and currently has 2.9%.

While in parliamentary lessons, also held this Sunday, consultants’ forecasts show that the parties in the current government coalition have achieved an advantage of 4.1% to 5.4% over the main opposition force.

The consultants announced their forecasts based on the count of votes opened in various constituencies.

According to consultancy Cifra, the Amplio Front received 43.6% of the vote, the National Party 27.6%, the Colorado Party 16%, the Cabildo Abirto 2.4% and the Independent Party 1.7%.

According to this, the parties of the ruling coalition in total gain 47.7% and are ahead of the opposition by 4.1%.

Meanwhile, Opción Consultores states that the Amplio Front won 42.8%, the National Party 27.7%, the Colorado Party 16.2%, the Cabildo Abierto 2.4% and the Independent Party 1.9%.

These figures show that the four political forces of the coalition are ahead of the Front Amplio by 5.4%.

Meanwhile, Equipos Consultores notes that the Amplio Front received 43.2% support, the National Party – 28%, the Colorado Party – 15.5%, the Cabildo Abirto – 2.7% and the Independent Party – 1.8%.

In this case, the coalition’s advantage before entering the second round is 4.8%.

This Sunday, Uruguay held elections in which citizens went to the polls to elect a president and parliamentarians for the period 2025-2030.

Given that none of the eleven candidates received 50% of the votes, a second round will take place on November 24 between the two highest voters. EFE