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Montevideo, December 4th 2025 - 13:26 UTC

Tag: Yamandú Orsi

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    A melancholic Lacalle Pou recalls his father's last day in office

    “I was 20 years old” when Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera's government reached the same point, he pointed out

    On his last day in office after five years, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed gratitude to those who supported his administration and recalled a similar day 30 years ago when his father's (Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera) term came to an end. President-elect Yamandú Orsi is to be sworn in Saturday in an indoor ceremony at the SODRE Auditorium as the ceremony was shifted to an indoor venue given the rain forecast.

  • Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Orsi's inauguration rescheduled to indoor venue amid rain forecast

    Weather permitting, Orsi will greet the citizenry at Montevideo's Independence Square after being sworn in. Photo: Sebastián Astorga

    Uruguayan authorities announced Wednesday that Saturday's presidential inauguration of Yamandó Orsi will be held at the Official Service for Broadcasting, Performances, and Shows (Servicio Oficial de Difusión, Representaciones y Espectáculos - SODRE) Auditorium in Montevideo, thus choosing an indoor venue given the forecast of rain.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 19:58 UTC

    Spanish Labor Minister announces tour of Argentina and Uruguay

    Díaz will seek to spread a progressive international agenda during her trip

    Spain's Labor Minister and Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz will be touring Argentina and Uruguay later this month to attend Yamandú Orsi's inauguration in Montevideo on March 1, among other engagements, her office in Madrid announced Thursday.

  • Friday, February 14th 2025 - 11:54 UTC

    Uruguay’s outgoing President blocks invitations to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba for Orsi’s inauguration

    The Frente Amplio argues that Uruguay should invite all countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, regardless of the nature of their governments.

    Uruguay’s outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou has refused to sign invitations for representatives from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to attend the inauguration of President-elect Yamandú Orsi on March 1. This decision, which follows Lacalle Pou’s longstanding stance against what he calls “dictatorial governments,” highlights a political divide between Uruguay’s current administration and the incoming leftist government.

  • Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 09:56 UTC

    Yamandú Orsi calls for tougher measures in Congo

    Pulling Uruguay from the Monusco force needs to be decided with all the elements on the table, Orsi argued

    Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi maintained Tuesday that the United Nations must do something concrete about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where troops from the South American country are stationed as part of the international Monusco peacekeeping mission. “The United Nations Security Council has to take a firmer decision,” Orsi stressed.

  • Tuesday, February 11th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    German President announces South American tour

    Steinmeier will be attending Orsi's inauguration in Montevideo

    German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be touring Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile between February 28 and March 8, it was announced Monday in Berlin. The head of state will attend Yamandú Orsi's inauguration in Montevideo on March 1. He is also scheduled to meet with Paraguay's Santiago Peña and Chile's Gabriel Boric Font.

  • Tuesday, February 11th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Uruguay’s President-elect Orsi appoints key figures for science, technology, and innovation agencies

    “The Presidency will promote the consolidation of a science, technology, and innovation ecosystem to position Uruguay as a global reference in the field,” stated an official communiqué

    Uruguay’s incoming president, Yamandú Orsi, has announced the leadership of key agencies overseeing science, technology, and innovation. The move aims to strengthen coordination among institutions such as the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and the National Meat Institute (INAC).

  • Friday, February 7th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Future Human Rights Secretary will be the first trans woman within Uruguay's Executive

    Human rights must be “respected for all, everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ,” Spinetti insisted

    Uruguay's future Human Rights Secretary Collette Spinetti will be the first trans woman to hold a position in the South American country's Executive Branch. She is also the third trans woman to reach public office after Michelle Suárez, who became Uruguay's first trans senator in October 2017, and Alejandra da Rosa, who was elected mayor (governor) of Tacuarembó in 2020. All three stemmed from President-elect Yamandú Orsi's Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA).

  • Wednesday, February 5th 2025 - 09:01 UTC

    Orsi evaluating candidates for Buenos Aires Embassy

    Cánepa is reportedly the frontrunner for the position

    Uruguay's future government to be inaugurated on March 1 is evaluating candidates for the Embassy in Buenos Aires. According to local media, former Assistant Presidential Secretary Diego Cánepa seems to be the leading candidate to fill the vacancy left by Carlos Enciso, who resigned to focus on his possible candidacy for the Florida City Council. Foreign Minister Omar Paganini confirmed the position would remain unfilled until the change of government.

  • Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Boric meets in Montevideo with Lacalle Pou, Orsi, Mujica, and Topolansky

    “There are those who invite hatred and persecute those who are different,” Boric stressed

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed in Montevideo Monday in what is his first visit to Uruguay since taking office. He held meetings with like-minded President-elect Yamandú Orsi and former head of State José Pepe Mujica, among other local leaders to discuss how to further strengthen regional integration.