Uruguay’s centre-left and centre-right presidential candidates set for second round showdown

A leftist former history teacher and the conservative incumbent-party candidate will square off in a second round of voting next month after voters in Uruguay cast their ballots on Sunday in the South American nation's presidential election. Scorned by some political commentators as one of the world's dullest elections, Uruguay's civilised presidential race has emerged as an exception across Latin America and the United States.