Yamandú Orsi, from the Broad Front (Frente Amplio—FA), is the president-elect of Uruguay. He will take office on March 1, 2025, and lead the country until 2030. This marks a consolidation of progressive forces as the majority in Latin America, including notable popular governments in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and...

There were no surprises in Uruguay's presidential elections held on October 27: there will be a runoff on November 24 to choose the new president who will replace Luis Lacalle Pou (National or Blanco Party). The leftist Broad Front, with Yamandú Orsi and Carolina Cosse, was the most voted ticket,...

Teachers’ Unions Have Become Target of Illegal Surveillance Since Luis Lacalle Pou became President of Uruguay in early 2020 as the first self-proclaimed non-leftist president in Uruguay since his father, Luis Alberto Lacalle in the 1990s, he has used his platform to vocally condemn socialist regimes in the Americas, particularly feuding...