Arturo C. Porzecanski, global fellow at The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and research fellow at the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies at American University: “Orsi is considered a moderate by his coalition’s leftist standards. He was put forth as a candidate precisely because it was thought that he could win over most independents, undecideds and even some opposition voters yearning for a change—a gamble that paid off. His economic priorities are to boost funding for various mostly preexisting social welfare, public education, mass transit and R&D programs without having to raise any taxes. But now that he has won, his biggest challenge will be to persuade his own coalition to support only moderate economic, social, foreign and other government policies. The outcome of the October congressional elections has raised the stakes even more for Orsi. Whereas past Frente Amplio administrations have enjoyed congressional majorities, the incoming one will have slim majority backing in the Senate …”