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| President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay | |
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 Presidential Standard of Uruguay | |
| Residence | Residencia de Suarez |
| Appointer | Popular Vote Election |
| Term length | Five years, not renewable immediately |
| Inaugural holder | Fructuoso Rivera |
| Formation | 6 November 1830 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Uruguay |
| Website | presidencia.gub.uy |
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The President of Uruguay (Spanish : Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish : Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay) is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch. In case of absence, his office is exercised by the vice president. In turn, the president of the republic is the commander in chief of the armed forces.
Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.
A head of state is the public persona who officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government. In a parliamentary system the head of state is the de jure leader of the nation, and there is a separate de facto leader, often with the title of prime minister. In contrast, a semi-presidential system has both heads of state and government as the leaders de facto of the nation.
The head of government is either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments. "Head of government" is often differentiated from "head of state", as they may be separate positions, individuals, or roles depending on the country.
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According to the current Constitution Constitution of Uruguay of 1967 or Constitution of Uruguay of 1997 [1] , the president is elected by direct popular vote for a term of five years. He may be reelected any number of times, but is ineligible for immediate reelection. The president and vice president run on a single ticket submitted by their party. In case no candidate obtains an absolute majority of votes (50%+1), a runoff is held between the top two candidates. In this case, the candidate who obtains a plurality in the runoff wins the election.
The sixth Constitution of Uruguay came into force in 1967.
The 1997 Constitution of Uruguay refers to the 1967 Constitution with amendments.
The two-round system is a voting method used to elect a single winner, where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate. However, if no candidate receives the required number of votes, then those candidates having less than a certain proportion of the votes, or all but the two candidates receiving the most votes, are eliminated, and a second round of voting is held.
According to Article 168 of the Constitution, the president, acting with the respective minister or ministers, or the Council of Ministers, includes, is assigned:
- The preservation of order and tranquility within and security without.
- The command of all armed forces.
- The promulgation of all laws, issuing special regulations necessary for its implementation.
- The delivery, to the General Assembly of Uruguay at the opening of regular sessions, the state of the Republic address.
- The right to veto laws it dislikes.
- The right to propose bills or amendments to laws previously enacted.
- The dismissal of public employees for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance.
- Management of diplomatic relations and, with consent of the legislature, the right to declare war.
- The right to declare a state of emergency when needed.
- The preparation of the state budget.
- Negotiation of treaties with the ratification of the legislature.
Since 1990, the president's term has begun and ended on March 1. This same date for ending the presidency also happened during the National Council of Government (1952–1967) and it has been not unusual since 1839. The current president is Tabaré Vásquez.
The National Council of Government was the ruling body in Uruguay between 1952 and 1967. It consisted of nine members, of which six were from the party that received the most votes in general elections, and three from the runner-up party. Generally known as the colegiado system, it had previously existed as the National Council of Administration between 1918 and 1933.
