The future president of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, who will take office on March 1, promises a "sure change" during his term. He is committed to accelerating economic growth with equality and strengthening social protection. Orsi, 57 years old, plans to call for a social dialogue to discuss the social security system, intending to lower the minimum retirement age to 60, reversing the outgoing government's reform of 65 years. Although he will not repeal the private pension system, he will implement changes to its operation.
The next government has among its objectives to create a Comprehensive System for Combating Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking. It commits to not raising taxes, aiming to bolster economic growth to improve tax collection, according to future Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone. The program of the left-wing party, Frente Amplio, to which Orsi belongs, includes social policies focused on early childhood, young people, and vulnerable families, aiming to equalize opportunities and reduce child poverty and improve the living conditions of the most disadvantaged sectors.
Orsi is committed to combating drug trafficking, crime, and corruption through various measures, such as adding 2,000 new police officers, increasing surveillance cameras, installing mobile police stations, and greater street patrolling. Additionally, he aims to restructure tax incentives and protect the national industry through public purchases. One of the highlighted objectives of his administration will be the modernization of the metropolitan transportation system, which will benefit half of the Uruguayan population living in the outskirts of Montevideo, allowing for a significant reduction in travel times between the capital and nearby cities, according to future Minister of Transport and Public Works, Lucía Etcheverry.
