Uruguay's president congratulated opposition figure Orsi on his victory in the presidential election

The incumbent head of state Luis Lacalle Pou congratulated the candidate from the opposition center-left coalition "Broad Front" Yamanda Orsi on his victory in the presidential election in Uruguay. On November 25, he wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

"I called Yamandu Orsi to congratulate him on his election as president of our country and to put myself under his command and begin the transition period as soon as he realizes it is appropriate," Luis Lacalle Pou said.

Orsi wins the second round of Uruguay's presidential election with 942,470 votes, according to the results of the vote count after data from 81.26% of polling stations was processed. His rival, the candidate of the ruling center-right National Party, Alvaro Delgado, received 898,767 votes. The inauguration of the elected president of Uruguay will be held next year on March 1.

Earlier, on July 28, presidential elections were held in Venezuela. They were won by Nicolas Maduro. Speaking to supporters outside the presidential palace, the politician said his success was a "triumph of peace and stability" and showed that Venezuela's electoral system was "transparent."

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow welcomed the successful holding of the popular will in Venezuela and reaffirmed the mood for further cooperation between the countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Maduro on his victory.

Some countries refused to recognize the results of the vote in Venezuela. Thus, the U.S. authorities officially recognized the victory of the opposition candidate Gonzalez, while the governments of Argentina, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Ecuador demanded a "full review of the results."

In September, the U.S. Justice Department arrested Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic, which was sharply condemned in Venezuela. In turn, Argentina requested an arrest warrant for Maduro from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and put him on an international wanted list. In the same month, the European Parliament called for Maduro 's arrest and for Gonzalez to be recognized as president.