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Yamandú Orsi

President of Uruguay, 2025 to present

A former history teacher and mayor from the center-left Broad Front who succeeded Luis Lacalle Pou in 2025.

Yamandú Orsi sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning progressive on culture, leaning state-led on economy and leaning nature-first on environment.

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Where Yamandú Orsi sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Yamandú Orsi

Michelle Bachelet President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201891%Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 199987%Kristrún Frostadóttir Prime Minister of Iceland, 2024 to present86%Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 198486%Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 2015 to 202586%Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia, 2022 to present86%

Leaders furthest from Yamandú Orsi

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20226%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194510%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present10%

Political views closest to Yamandú Orsi

Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.90%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…88%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…86%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.