Former President Jose Mujica Retires from Uruguay's Senate

Former President Jose Mujica resigned his senatorial seat Tuesday despite having the right to remain as a Uruguayan lawmaker until 2020. Mujica said in a letter read in the Senate chamber that he was stepping down for personal reasons. He first announced his resignation in 2016 but had postponed it. "I'd say it's exhaustion after the long journey," Mujica said. The 83-year-old former guerrilla leader was long imprisoned before he became a politician. While...

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