Uruguay’s Leftward Shift: Yamandú Orsi Takes Office Amid Global Rightward Trends

On March 1, 2025, Yamandú Orsi, a 57-year-old history teacher and former mayor, assumed the presidency of Uruguay as the nation’s 43rd constitutional leader. His inauguration in Montevideo marked the return of the leftist Broad Front (Frente Amplio) coalition after five years of conservative governance under Luis Lacalle Pou. Orsi’s leadership begins as much of […]