Uruguay's left bucks regional trend to return to power

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Uruguay's left bucks regional trend to return to power

Uruguay will be getting a new president on Saturday. Yamandu Orsi's government will mark a return to power of the left following five years of conservative rule. It also bucks a regional trend that has seen most of South America move to the right. Michael Fox reports from the capital Montevideo.

March 1, 2025