(1 Mar 2025)
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Montevideo, Uruguay – 1 March 2025
1. Incoming President of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi and incoming Vice-President Carolina Cosse waving
2. Various of supporters cheering
3. Various of Orsi and Cosse greeting supporters from a car
4. Various of incoming president Orsi and outgoing president Luis Lacalle Pou during inauguration ceremony
5. Orsi signing
6. Wide of ceremony
7. Lacalle Pou placing presidential sash on Orsi, the two embrace
8. Various of Orsi supporters cheering
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yamandú Orsi, President of Uruguay:
“If we always keep in mind that sensitivity is necessary to be here, the sensitivity that those who preceded me had, heart and reason, to lead the destiny of our country, have no doubt that the future will be very fortunate. Thank you very much, let’s celebrate democracy.”
10. Ceremony
STORYLINE:
Yamandú 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 interruption by the country’s outgoing conservative president, Luis Lacalle Pou.
Cheers erupted as Orsi recited the oath of office before Congress on Saturday in Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo.
Outside the chamber, in the city’s main square, thousands of Uruguayans watching his swearing-in on giant screens shouted in support.
The ceremony came three months after Orsi’s presidential victory in a remarkably civilized election race between two moderates, praised as an antidote to the polarization gripping the region.
In his speech, he took a dig at growing disillusionment with democratic norms across Latin America, which has resulted in a shift to the right, from neighboring Argentina to El Salvador.
The night before the ceremony, Orsi dined in Montevideo with his like-minded regional counterparts, including Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and Chile’s Gabriel Boric.
The friendly scene cemented Orsi as the latest in the region’s swath of allied left-wing leaders — many of whom have struggled to combat rising inequality and stalling growth in recent years.
Many Uruguayans saw Orsi as the nostalgia candidate, recalling the Broad Front’s 15-year rule between 2005 and 2020.
During that time, the coalition presided over a historic cycle of economic growth that reduced poverty and cemented the country’s pro-business reputation.
The coalition also launched pioneering social reforms that won Uruguay international acclaim, including the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and recreational marijuana.
AP Video by Diego Casal
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