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Uruguay’s Yamandu Orsi was sworn in on Saturday for a five-year term, with the Latin America nation returning a left-wing government to office even as its neighbors shift to the right.

MONTEVIDEO - Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. Orsi, from the left-wing coalition the Broad Front, took the oath of office in parliament a little more than three months after defeating his center-right rival Alvaro Delgado in a tightly contested election.

Yamandú Orsi was sworn in as the new President of Uruguay on Saturday in a ceremony held at the Legislative Palace.

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 to strengthen the social safety net while reversing years of economic stagnation.

Yamandú Orsi inaugurated as Uruguay's President, promising to strengthen social safety net and reverse economic stagnation.

Yamandu 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 to strengthen the social safety net while reversing years of economic stagnation.

Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as president of Uruguay, returning the South American country of 3.4 million to leftist governance after five years of predecessor Luis Lacalle Pou's center-right

Uruguays political landscape shifts as Yamandu Orsi, backed by former President Jose Pepe Mujica, takes office as the nations new leader. The 57-year-old former mayor, representing the center-left Broad Front coalition,