Newly elected Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez gestures while announcing the ministers of his government at his office in Montevideo December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay's President Elect Tabare Vazquez signalled continuity of economic policy on Tuesday when he named a cabinet that will help govern the small South American country as it battles inflation and rolls out a ground-breaking marijuana law.
Vice President Danilo Astori will head the economy ministry, said 74-year-old oncologist and former president Vazquez, who comfortably won back his old job as president in a runoff election on Sunday. He takes office in March when current leader Jose Mujica is set to step down.
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