Uruguay’s ruling party takes blame for likely ouster in vote next month

By Fabien Werner BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A senior figure in Uruguay's longtime ruling party said on Monday it had failed to drive home its achievements with voters, as it appeared increasingly likely it would lose power in a second-round vote next month. José Bayardi, the country's defence minister, told a press conference the Broad Front ruling coalition had “not worked politically to help people make the link between the transformation process they have lived through and what brought that about”. He said the party, which has run the country along liberal lines for the past 14 years, would have to work harder to highlight its achievements and not lose the November runoff

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