Newly sworn-in Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez (R) receives the ceremonial sash from outgoing President Jose Pepe Mujica (2-R) in Montevideo on March 1, 2015. Uruguay’s president, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla who lives on a farm and gives most of his salary to charity, is stepping down after five years in office, ending his term as one of the world’s most popular leaders... 

After attracting the attention of world public opinion in 2013 with the legalization of marijuana, the Uruguayan government intends to continue its reform agenda on contentious issues. In his last year in office, Uruguay President José Mujica is expected to approve new controversial projects such as the ban on “happy hour”. In his last year in office, Uruguay President José Mujica is...