The inauguration of Luis Lacalle Pou as the 42nd president of Uruguay took place on 1 March 2020 in Montevideo and marked commencement of the term of Luis Lacalle Pou as president and Beatriz Argimón as vice president.
 President Lacalle Pou during his address in Plaza Independencia | |
| Date | March 1, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Time | 14:00 p.m. UTC-3 |
| Location | Legislative Palace, Plaza Independencia |
| Participants | Luis Lacalle Pou 42nd president of Uruguay — Assuming office Beatriz Argimón 18th vice president of Uruguay — Assuming office José Mujica President of the Senate — Administering oaths |
Events edit
Ceremony edit
Administered by the president of the Senate, José Mujica, the presidential oath was taken, before the General Assembly, in keeping with Article One Hundred and Fifty-One, Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Uruguayan Constitution.[1] Lacalle Pou delivered a 30-minute opening speech, which was described as "short and pragmatic." It struck a tone that was liberalist.[2] The soprano Luz del Alba Rubio sang the national anthem in E-flat major, just as Francisco José Debali conceived in 1833.[3] The performance was accompanied by the choir of the SODRE.[4]
After the oath, the new president and vice president paraded down along Libertador Avenue in a 1937 Ford V8 convertible that belonged to Lacalle Pou's great-grandfather, Luis Alberto de Herrera.[5] Hundreds of horsemen from all over the country came to the capital to accompany the President's parade,[6] which ended in Plaza Independencia.[7]
At 4:30 p.m. in Plaza Independencia, President Lacalle Pou received the presidential sash of the outgoing president, Tabaré Vázquez, and was formally invested.[8] There were present, several foreign leaders, legislators and other authorities, as well as the families of Lacalle Pou and Argimón.[8] The appointed members of the Cabinet signed the Minutes Book and were invested.[9] Subsequently, a military parade honors the President and members of the government.[10] Likewise, President Lacalle Pou addressed the public present.[11]
Post-ceremony events edit
Later, the members of the new government entered the Estévez Palace, and the President and the First Lady along with their children greeted from the balcony, as did Vice President Beatriz Argimón, who appeared with her husband, Jorge Fernández Reyes.[12] Afterwards, President Lacalle Pou, the First Lady, Lorena Ponce De León, and the Minister of Foreign Relations, Ernesto Talvi, greeted the guests of international delegations.[13]
International attendees edit
Sovereign states edit
International organizations edit
| Country | Dignitary |
|---|---|
| Organization of American States | Secretary-General Luis Almagro |
| Latin-American Energy Organization | Executive Secretary Alfonso Bonilla Blanco |
| World Tourism Organization | Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili |
| Organization of Ibero-American States | Secretary-General Andrés Delich |
| International Labour Organization | Director for South Cone of Latin America Fabio Bertranau |
| Pan American Health Organization | Representative Giovanni Escalante |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Member of the Governor Board Lidia Brito |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization | Representative Manuel Albaladejo |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | Ambassador Alberto Meza Robayo |
| International Organization for Migration | Representative Tanja Pacifico |
| Inter-American Children's Institute | Director-General Victor Giorgi |
| Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture | Director-General Manuel Otero |
| Source: [14] | |
References edit
- ^ Observador, El. "El momento en que Luis Lacalle Pou asumió la presidencia". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Observador, El. "La nube de palabras del discurso de Lacalle Pou en el Parlamento". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "Luz del Alba Rubio: "Decreto de dictadura pretendía que el himno lo cantaran los hombres"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ ElPais. "Conflicto con bemoles en el acto de asunción de Luis Lacalle Pou del 1° de marzo". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ ElPais. "De Luis Alberto de Herrera a Lacalle Pou: el Ford V8 de 1937 está pronto para la asunción". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Qué dice de Lacalle Pou y su rumbo político el auto Ford V8 de 1937 que eligió para desfilar como nuevo presidente de Uruguay". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ de 2020, Por Catalina Weiss1 de Marzo. "Lacalle Pou asumió como Presidente de Uruguay: "En el Mercosur debemos dejar de lado las cuestiones ideológicas"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Luis Lacalle Pou asumió como presidente de la República por el período 2020-2025 - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Nuevos secretarios de Estado firmaron Libro de Actas ante el flamante presidente, Luis Lacalle Pou - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ ElPais. "Lacalle Pou asumió como presidente: así fue la jornada de cambio de mando". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ Observador, El. "Lacalle Pou: "Mañana arranca un gobierno que no va a descansar"". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Saludo desde el balcón - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Delegaciones internacionales saludaron al presidente Luis Lacalle Pou - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ a b Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Delegaciones internacionales saludaron al presidente Luis Lacalle Pou - Presidencia de la República". Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
External links edit
Video edit
- Channel 4 (March 1, 2020). "Inauguration of Luis Lacalle Pou". Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
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