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Weekly Report - 28 November 2024 (WR-24-47)

Orsi sweeps FA back to power in Uruguay

Uruguay’s Frente Amplio (FA) won the country’s presidential elections for the fourth time in its last five attempts on 24 November. Yamandú Orsi ensured that the left-wing coalition will spend just one term in opposition, after three consecutive victories from its first in 2004. Orsi defeated Álvaro Delgado, who was unable to steer the ruling quinquepartite coalition led by his centre-right Partido Nacional (PN, Blancos) to back-to-back electoral triumphs. Orsi looks set to face a more challenging time governing than either of the FA’s previous two presidents, Tabaré Vázquez (2005-2010; 2015-2020) and José Mujica (2010-2015). The FA has never governed without a majority in both chambers of congress before. Orsi will need to negotiate with opposition parties to advance his legislative agenda in the lower chamber, conscious that voters are more volatile and less patient than ever.

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