Uruguay's ex-president Jose Mujica, a hero of the left but ailing at 89, has drawn on his last reserves to campaign far and wide for the man seen as his heir apparent ahead of elections Sunday.

Mujica has openly criticized the political systems in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, stating bluntly that "it's not working" when discussing the governance and democratic practices in these nations.

Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose Mujica hoping to reclaim the ...

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica called on Brazilians to take care of their democracy during the 59th National Congress of the Students Union in Brasilia which he attended alongside ...

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica said the current head of state Luis Lacalle Pou should apologize to China for the sloppiness in the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the ...

Delgado of outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou's ruling coalition, and Yamandú Orsi, of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition ...

The former president will join the campaign in support of Yamandú Orsi. Luis Lacalle Pou — who cannot run again due to constitutional term limits — is backing Álvaro Delgado ...

The former left-wing rebel is 83. Uruguay's rebel turned president comes to term's end Uruguay bids farewell to Jose Mujica, its pauper president The world's 'poorest' president The ex-president ...

Uruguayan center-left opposition leader Yamandu Orsi, whose political ambitions were galvanized by his experience growing up ...

Leftist history teacher and centre-right veterinarian set for run-off vote next month, according to pollsters.

Support from Mr. Mujica, a folksy, avuncular figure who served as president from 2010 to 2015, helped Mr. Orsi win the coalition’s nomination. Long-shot contenders include Andrés Ojeda ...

Mujica joined the armed left-wing resistance in Uruguay as a young man in the mid-1960s, becoming a member of the newly ...