MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Lucia Topolansky, a Uruguay senator and wife of former President Jose Mujica, became vice president on Wednesday following the resignation of Raul Sendic last weekend over concerns of misuse of public funds.
Topolansky, 72, who is the first woman to serve as Uruguay's vice president, was named vice president under provisions of Uruguay's constitution. She said she would aim to liaise between leftist President Tabare Vazquez's administration and Congress.
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