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)

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)