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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 02:56 UTC

Tag: Yamandú Orsi

  • Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Orsi tells US Ambassador: “We will continue working together”

    Fulton said there is no date yet for Uruguayans to be included in the US visa waiver program

    Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi promised US Ambassador Heide Fulton that “we will continue working together” after his March 1 inauguration. During their meeting Tuesday at the Hampton by Hilton hotel in Montevideo where Orsi set up his transition offices, the diplomat replied that her office would keep working to add Uruguayan nationals to the visa waiver program.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Monzeglio optimistic about Uruguay's upcoming summer season

    Monzeglio foresees a profitable season before the Government changeover in March

    Uruguay's Undersecretary of Tourism Remo Monzeglio said this weekend that he was optimistic about the 2024-25 season for his country, with numerous domestic and also foreign travelers expected, both from cruise ships as well as from neighboring Argentina and Brazil.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    What will the Mercosur summit discuss?

    As Uruguay prepares to hand over Mercosur’s pro tempore presidency to Argentina, this summit could define the bloc’s path forward amid global trade uncertainties

    Montevideo will host the XLV Mercosur Summit on 5-6 December, bringing together South American leaders to discuss pressing regional issues. Outgoing Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will chair the meeting, along with Argentina's Javier Milei, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's Santiago Peña. Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi will also attend.

  • Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Milei pushes for trade flexibility at Mercosur Summit, eyes U.S. agreement

    Milei’s push for individual trade autonomy aligns with Lacalle Pou’s vision

    Argentine President Javier Milei will attend the Mercosur summit in Montevideo on December 5-6, advocating for the bloc’s members to gain the freedom to sign independent trade agreements. This marks a departure from Mercosur’s traditional collective bargaining stance but stops short of proposing an exit from the bloc.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

    Lula and Orsi discuss Brazil-Uruguay ties at Planalto Palace

    Orsi (L) stressed the importance of Uruguay's relationship with Lula's Brazil

    Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi on Friday at the Planalto Palace to discuss the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) as well as other issues.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

    Orsi meeting Lula on first trip abroad after electoral win

    Orsi sees in Lula a key ally

    Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi is scheduled to meet Friday in Brasilia with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to discuss the future relationship between both countries after the Broad Front's (Frente Amplio - FA) candidate is inaugurated on March 1. Orsi defeated Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition in the Nov. 24 runoff and chose Brazil as his first destination abroad to launch his administration's diplomatic agenda.

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Orsi's inauguration: Inviting Maduro “will be seen when the time comes”

    The President-elect highlighted Lacalle's willingness to a smooth transition, as is customary in Uruguay

    Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi did not rule out inviting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over to his inauguration during his first press conference after winning the runoff against Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition. However, the former Mayor (Governor) of Canelones admitted some “diplomatic difficulties” with Caracas that he hoped to work out. In any case, he insisted that “relations are between States and not between presidents.” At any rate, the issue “will be seen when the time comes,” he added.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 11:19 UTC

    Yamandú Orsi elected President of Uruguay, marking left's return to power

    Yamandú Orsi and Carolina Cosse, the elected formula. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    Uruguay has elected Yamandú Orsi of the Frente Amplio (FA) as its next president, bringing the left back to power after five years of conservative rule. Orsi secured 49.8% of the vote against 45.9% for Álvaro Delgado of the National Party, a margin of 92,000 votes, according to official results. The outgoing president, Luis Lacalle Pou, promptly congratulated Orsi, stating he was ready to facilitate a smooth transition.

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

    Uruguayan presidential candidates hold key debate one week before runoff

    Orsi was ahead in all surveys until Sunday; now pollsters are measuring whether the debate has changed anything

    At a time when all polls indicate that former Canelones Mayor (Governor) Yamandú Orsi of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) is the frontrunner for Uruguay's Nov. 24 runoff against Álvaro Delgado of the ruling National Party and Multicolor coalition, both candidates held the mandatory debate on Sunday evening, during which they reviewed human development, security, economy, knowledge, and labor.

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 06:18 UTC

    Kristallnacht remembered in Uruguay by the entire political spectrum

    Attending the event were President Lacalle Pou, former Presidents Sanguinetti and Lacalle Herrera, and also Uruguay's future President (either Orsi or Delgado), among other personalities

    Representatives of Uruguay's Government as well as the opposition got together Monday to commemorate the infamous Night of Broken Glass perpetrated by Nazi Germany on Nov. 9-10, 1938, which was rekindled by last week's pogrom against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam.

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