Frente Amplio presidential candidate Yamandu Orsi holds his closing rally ahead of the presidential run-off election in Las Piedras, Uruguay, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Credit: AP/Matilde Campodonico
“He was born from ordinary workers,” Mujica said in a closing campaign ad for Orsi. “He represents, precisely, the average type of what Uruguay is.”
Promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay, Orsi has proposed tax incentives to lure investment and industrial policy to boost Uruguay’s critical agricultural sector.
He has also floated social security reforms that would buck the demographic trend in lowering the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay’s unions.
The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint.
“This is a normal election, which is rare,” said Saldías. “It’s indicative of Uruguay’s strength as a democracy.”
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