The Americas | Uruguay's elections

The mystery behind Mujica's mask

The ruling Broad Front’s flower-growing ex-revolutionary is well ahead in the presidential race. But how far left would he push Uruguay if elected?

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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The mystery behind Mujica's mask”

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