- Leftist leader and former mayor Yamandu Orsi became the new president of Uruguay.
- He narrowly won the November election against the ruling center-right coalition.
- Outgoing conservative President Luis Lacalle Pou presented him with the presidential sash during a ceremony.
- High living costs, inequality and persistent levels of violent crime have damaged the popularity of Lacalle Pou's outgoing government.
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