Yamandú Orsi and Álvaro Delgado head to run-off after both candidates fail to clear benchmark for win in first round of Uruguay's presidential election.

Yamandú Orsi, a center-left former mayor, finished first on Sunday but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid another round of voting.

Uruguay’s presidential election will likely go to a runoff next month after neither candidate reached the absolute majority needed to win, while a contentious overhaul of the country’s pension system failed to pass.

Uruguay is heading for a tight presidential election run-off next month after a first round on Sunday saw a center-left candidate come top ahead of two candidates who split the conservative vote.

The center-left and center-right candidates will face off in the November 24 vote.

Uruguay's presidential election is set for a run-off in November after no candidate secured a majority. The Broad Front's Yamandu Orsi leads with 42-44%, ahead of ruling coalition's Alvaro Delgado at 27-28%.

Uruguay heads to November runoff elections, as Broad Front’s Orsi leads, facing ruling party’s Delgado in a decisive second round.

Voters in the small South American nation of Uruguay cast ballots Sunday in a presidential election in which a center-left rural mayor pulled firmly ahead of the conservative incumbent-party candidate,

Official presidential results in Uruguay on Sunday showed center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi will likely face conservative Alvaro Delgado in a second round next month, as no candidate secured the majority needed for a photo-finish.

The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election said voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to a run-off in