Yamandu Orsi

Uruguay elected yamandu orsi, a former history teacher and mayor, as its new president. Orsi, representing the center-left Broad Front coalition, defeated the incumbent National Party candidate. He campaigned on a platform of moderate change, addressing concerns like poverty, crime, and economic growth, while assuring voters of his commitment to dialogue and collaboration.

Left-wing politician yamandu orsi was elected president of Uruguay, official results showed on Sunday, in a rebuke by voters of five years of conservative rule. - 'A very different world' - The victory for Orsi will see Uruguay swing left again after five years of center-right rule in the country of 3.4 million inhabitants.

Uruguay mourned Jose Mujica's death. Thousands joined the procession in Montevideo. Mujica's coffin was carried to parliament. President yamandu orsi declared national days of mourning. Mujica legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage. He enacted abortion rights. He led the Tupamaros in the 1960s. Mujica died at 89. He had esophageal cancer. He was known for his simple lifestyle.

Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. Leftist leaders from across Latin America and Europe paid tribute to the man described by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as an "example for Latin America and the entire world."