National
Presidency of Uruguay
- Spanish: Presidencia de la República
Governs Uruguay
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Who sits on it
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President of the Republic
Elected
- Yamandú Orsi President of the Republic FA · since March 2025
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Vice President of the Republic
Elected
- Carolina Cosse Vice President of the Republic FA · since March 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Republic impo.com.uy · checked
- Yamandú Orsi as President of the Republic es.wikipedia.org · checked
- Vice President of the Republic impo.com.uy · checked
- Carolina Cosse as Vice President of the Republic es.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Maintain internal order and external security
Constitution Art. 168(1): the President, acting with the relevant minister(s) or the Council of Ministers, is responsible for the conservation of order and tranquillity within the country and security abroad.
- Supreme command of the armed forces
Constitution Art. 168(2): the President holds the supreme command of all armed forces.
- Appoint ministers
Constitution Art. 174: the President allots the ministries among citizens who command parliamentary support.
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Sources for what it can do
- Maintain internal order and external security impo.com.uy · checked
- Supreme command of the armed forces impo.com.uy · checked
- Appoint ministers impo.com.uy · checked
Sources
- impo.com.uy · checked IMPO (Centro de Información Oficial), Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay 1967 con las modificaciones de 1996, read 2026-10-12: structure of offices, selection rules, election dates (Arts. 77, 88, 94, 151-152, 160, 168, 174, 233-236, 262-275). For: Presidency of Uruguay, Presidency of Uruguay in Spanish, Maintain internal order and external security, Supreme command of the armed forces, Appoint ministers and 3 more
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Yamandú Orsi and Gobierno de Yamandú Orsi, read 2026-10-12: President and Vice President in office since 2025-03-01. Fallback: Wikipedia es; cross-checked against Wikidata. For: Yamandú Orsi as President of the Republic, Carolina Cosse as Vice President of the Republic