From correspondents in Europe, 06:00 AM IST

Jose Mujica, a former member of the leftist guerrilla group Tupamaros who spent 15 years in prison, apparently won Sunday's presidential election run-off in Uruguay.

His rival, former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, conceded defeat, with exit polls giving Mujica 51 percent to 44 percent for Lacalle.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)