Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi (C) delivers a speech in the parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
MONTEVIDEO, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term.
Orsi, from the left-wing coalition the Broad Front, took the oath of office in parliament a little more than three months after defeating his center-right rival Alvaro Delgado in a tightly contested election.
Born in June, 1967, Orsi once worked as a school history teacher, during which he became active in local politics. Later, he became mayor of Canelones, Uruguay's second-most populous department. ■
Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi (C, back) delivers a speech at the Independence Square in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi delivers a speech at the Independence Square in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi (L) and Vice President Carolina Cosse greet people in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi (C) delivers a speech in the parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi (L) receives the presidential sash from the outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou at the Independence Square in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's President-elect Yamandu Orsi (C) delivers a speech in the parliament in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
Uruguay's new President Yamandu Orsi (L) and Vice President Carolina Cosse greet people in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1, 2025. Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
