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Uruguay Awaits Results of Presidential Vote

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   Uruguay will have to wait a few more days to find out who will emerge
   as the winner of Sunday's presidential election.

   "There was never such a tight ballot," Jose Arocena, head of the
   country's Electoral Court said.

   With almost all of the ballots counted, the conservative National
   Party's Luis Lacalle Pou, who is 46, has about 30,000 more votes than
   ruling leftist Broad Front's Daniel Martinez, who is 62.

   Opinion polls since October's first round had indicated that Pou would
   comfortably win the run off.

   Uruguayan presidents are not allowed to serve consecutive terms, but
   Broad Front has been at the helm of the country since 2005.

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