Yamandú Orsi became Uruguay’s 43rd constitutional president on the day the country marked the 40th anniversary since the return to democracy on 1 March. Democracy served as a major theme throughout Orsi’s inaugural address. He praised the democratic tradition of political co-existence that had prevailed in the intervening years in Uruguay. But democracy worldwide faces its greatest threat since the end of Uruguay’s dictatorship, with right-wing populist authoritarian leaders gaining increasing support. One of these, across the River Plate in Argentina, President Javier Milei, will provide Orsi with his most pressing foreign policy challenge.End of preview - This article contains approximately 988 words.
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