After 40 years of the return of democracy, Uruguay will celebrate this Saturday the inauguration of Wide Front’s Yamandú Orsi as new president, succeeding the center-righter Luis Lacalle Pou.

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This will begin a term that will extend until March 2030, marked by the usual alternation of parties in the country, considered by several consultants as “the most complete democracy in South America.”

It will be the third president of the leftist Frente Amplio that Uruguay will have, after Tabaré Vázquez ruled in two periods (2005-2010 and 2015-2020) and José ‘Pepe’ Mujica did it in another (2010-2015).

The investiture ceremony, considered to be the largest since the restoration of democracy, will be attended by various authorities, including King Felipe VI and presidents of several Latin American countries.

There will be 185 representatives from 65 nations, beginning at 2:00 local time with the swearing in of the new president, Orsi, who will give a speech to the General Assembly. Subsequently, Orsi and the vice president, Carolina Cosse, will travel in an electric vehicle to the Auditorio Nacional Adela Reta, where the second part of the ceremony, originally scheduled for Plaza Independencia, but displaced due to expected rainfall.

Representatives from 65 countries arrived at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo for the investiture ceremony of the new president of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, who left Salinas with his family. The ceremony will begin with swearing in and a speech to the General Assembly. Later, Orsi, together with the new vice president Carolina Cosse, will parade in an electric vehicle to Plaza Independencia, where he will receive the presidential band of the current president, Luis Lacalle Pou, officially becoming president for the period 2025-2030. This ceremony is notable for its large participation of local and international authorities since the return to democracy.

The authorities of the next Government have begun discussions with political parties on the positions to be held by the opposition in various state entities. Although the opposition will not have a majority in the Senate, it will have a majority in the Chamber of Deputies, which will require negotiations.

In addition, the Government will focus on strengthening foreign policy, seeking to improve regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite current global difficulties. The future Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Mario Lubetkin, stressed the importance of facilitating this integration, stressing the relevance of the participation of presidents from the region.

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