Yamandú Orsi Archives - Americas Quarterly

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 3

Uruguay’s Orsi Confronts Economic Headwinds and Shifting Geopolitics

One year into his term, President Yamandú Orsi has made moderate gains in security and trade diversification amid new foreign policy pressures and a slowing economy.

Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi gestures upon arrival at the Murillo Square for the inauguration ceremony of Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz in La Paz on November 8, 2025. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP) (Photo by AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Uruguay’s Answer to Bukele Takes Shape

President Yamandú Orsi aims to show how the left can fight crime while upholding civil liberties.

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