Uruguayans temper expectations for newly elected President Orsi

Record ID: 1858610

  • Title: Uruguayans temper expectations for newly elected President Orsi
  • Date: 25th November 2024
  • Summary: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY (NOVEMBER 25, 2024) (REUTERS) (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF INDEPENDENCE SQUARE (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF GOVERNMENT BUILDING GOVERNMENT BUILDING PERSON SIPPING TEA IN STREET PEOPLE IN INDEPENDENCE SQUARE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL RESIDENT, AXEL BENEROZZO, SAYING: “I voted for (election winner, Yamandu) Orsi. I don’t think he was the best candidate. I particularly don’t like his ideas about growing the state. But I indeed see him as a better fit to govern. I don’t expect with this government things will get worse or better. So at least, to remain stable and reduce criminality and the dollar exchange rate so that we can go by with the same amount of money at least, and to reduce prices as the current level makes impossible to live.” VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPER FRONTPAGE ON KIOSK PERSON ON SIDEWALK PASSENGER AT BUS STOP (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TANGO TEACHER, JULIO MELO, SAYING: “I don’t think much will change because more or less, the model has been sustained throughout the years. There will not be big changes. We just changed the president and some members of the Senate and Congress. But I don’t think much will change. Our country is a great country.” VARIOUS OF CIUDADELA GATE PEOPLE WALKING INSIDE CIUDADELA (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL RESIDENT, GUILLERMINA AVELLA, SAYING: “I voted for Orsi and (Carolina) Cosse (vice-president elect). I am happy with the result. I think that in general, the country, the people, and even those who voted for (outgoing president Luis) Lacalle (Pou), demanded this change because Uruguay was in a bad situation. I hope this government will be less corrupt and fairer and that it cares more for the middle and lower classes.” GOVERNMENT BUILDING FOUNTAIN GOVERNMENT BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LOCAL RESIDENT, CRISTINA RUIZ, SAYING: “I always say the same—if I’m not convinced by any candidate, I will vote for the one I think is less bad. Both (candidates) had interesting proposals. You can agree with some but both had interesting proposals. Apart from that, part of the voting is not rational but emotional.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN OLD CITY (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF DOWNTOWN (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF RIVER
  • Embargoed: 9th December 2024 14:02
  • Keywords: Montevideo Uruguay Yamandu Orsi election government presidential election vox pop
  • Location: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
  • City: MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001236525112024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Uruguayans on Monday (November 25) expressed mixed feelings about the newly elected government led by centre-left candidate Yamandu Orsi, who secured a narrow victory in Sunday's presidential runoff election.
    Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi won the presidential runoff election by a slim margin, securing 49.81% of the vote compared to conservative Alvaro Delgado's 45.90%, official results showed.
    His win marked the return of a left-wing government in the 3.4 million South American nation.
    Uruguayans interviewed by Reuters in Montevideo expressed little hope that there would be significant changes in the country's policies.
    High living costs, inequality and violent crime are among Uruguayans' biggest worries, but inflation had been easing in the run-up to the election, and both employment and real salaries are on the rise.
    Orsi had sought to reassure Uruguayans that he did not plan a sharp policy shift in the traditionally moderate and relatively wealthy nation.
    (Production: Horacio Soria, Alejandro Obaldia, Anna Portella)
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