US EditionYamandú Orsi takes office as Uruguay’s new President
- Yamand Orsi was inaugurated as Uruguay's new president, succeeding Luis Lacalle Pou, during a ceremony attended by officials from 65 nations.
- Orsi emphasized the need for economic growth, social reforms, and dialogue in his inaugural speech, acknowledging rising inequality and concerns among the labor force.
- Uruguayan economist Arturo C. Porzecanski described the business community's cautious response to Orsi's leadership and potential influence from his leftist base.
- Labor Minister Juan Castillo mentioned rising tensions with powerful trade unions, highlighting concerns over labor costs and upcoming strikes.
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With the new President Yamandú Orsi of Frente Amplio, Uruguay is moving away from the legal course of the previous Head of State Lacalle Pou.
Orsi will be the third left-wing president in almost two centuries of an independent Uruguay, after his mentor, the former guerrilla Mujica and the late oncologist Tabaré Vázquez
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, congratulated in X Yamandú Orsi and the people of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay after taking office, as it marks the beginning of “a progressive government,” and mentioned that Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, head of the Office of the President, represented Mexico during his inauguration.
Uruguay's new leftist president takes office
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — Yamandu Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged to strengthen the social safety net while reversing years of economic stagnation. The inauguration of Orsi, 57, marks the return of Uruguay’s Broad Front — a center-left mix of moderates, communists and hardline trade unionists — after a five-year interrupt…
In South America, Uruguay is regarded as a haven of stability. The new head of state Orsi wants to fight poverty during his five-year term of office. Federal President Steinmeier also joins in his swearing-in.
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