Yamandú Orsi was inaugurated as the president of Uruguay and called for unity on the 40th anniversary of the restitution of democratic rule in the country following the 1973-1985 dictatorship.

“We have witnessed the longest period of democracy in the history of our country,” he said, adding that some after-effects of that period continue to this day. “That is why it is as fair as it is essential to keep the commitment to freedom, truth, and justice intact,” he said, followed by applause.

He remarked that the alternance of power between political parties is why “Uruguay works.”

“Thank you democracy, thank you republic, thank you political parties, for making Uruguay a plural amalgam of........

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