Uruguayan presidential line of succession

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The Uruguayan presidential line of succession is the set order in which officials of the Uruguayan government assume the office of head of state if the incumbent President of Uruguay becomes incapacitated, dies in office, resigns, or is removed from office. The line of succession is set out in Article 153 of the Uruguayan Constitution and follows the order of the Vice President and the Senator of the list most voted for of the political party by which they were elected. [1]

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Current order of succession

No.OfficeIncumbentParty
President Luis Lacalle Pou National
1 Vice President Beatriz Argimón National
2 Senator Graciela Bianchi [A] [2] National
3 Senator Sergio Botana  [ es ] National
4 Senator Gloria Rodríguez Santo National
5 Senator Juan Sartori National

Presidential successions

Cases of presidential succession due to permanent vacancy

The following were cases of actual presidential succession due to permanent vacancy of the title holder:

Temporary substitutions

The following were temporary substitutions where the title holder obtained permission to leave of absence and returning after this term ended, and between those dates an acting official took charge of the duties:

Notes

  1. ↑ Álvaro Delgado was elected senator and took office on February 15, 2020; However, in March of the same year, he preferred the position of Secretary of the Presidency, therefore, while he remains in it, he is barred from accessing the presidential succession.

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