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The Navajo Nation Council has elected Otto Tso as speaker pro tem. Delegates gathered Tuesday in the tribal capital of Window Rock for a special session shortly after a nearby inauguration ceremony.

Nygren beat out incumbent President Jonathan Nez in the tribe's general election by about 3,500 votes. The 36-year-old had never held political office before now.

Buu Nygren was sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband to tens of thousands of residents who don't have it.

Authorities say a fire has broken out near a wildfire burn scar in northern New Mexico, temporarily closing traffic on one highway.

Buu Nygren sworn in as next Navajo Nation president | 2023-01-11 08:16:06

Buu Nygren has been sworn in as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation. Its a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver

Nygren beat out incumbent President Jonathan Nez in the tribe's general election by about 3,500 votes. The 36-year-old had never held political office before now.

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. -- Buu Nygren was sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband to tens of thousands of residents who dont have it.

Buu Nygren will be sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation

As Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez prepares for his final day in office, he's opening up to ABC15 about what legacy he leaves behind for the Navajo people.