Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, has taken office as Uruguay’s new president.

Now that Yamandú Orsi, who won Uruguay's presidency takes office, he has an opportunity to make history by focusing on ...

When Uruguay won the right to host the inaugural World Cup — partly based around the fact they were celebrating their ...

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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay’s new president on Saturday, at the helm of a government that has pledged ...

Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, has taken office as Uruguay’s new president. On ...

(AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, took office as Uruguay's new president on Saturday ...

The elected president, the third left-wing leader in Uruguay’s history and political heir to former president José Mujica, recalled that on a day like today, 40 years ago, the country regained ...