President of Uruguay

President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Coat of arms of Uruguay
Incumbent Tabaré Vázquez since 1 March 2015
Residence	Residencia de Suarez
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	Five years, not renewable immediately
Inaugural holder	Fructuoso Rivera
Formation	6 November 1830
Website	presidencia.gub.uy

The President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: Presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay) is the head of state 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.

According to the current Constitution, the President is elected direct popular election 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.

According to Article 168 of the Constitution, the President, acting with the respective minister or ministers, or the Council of Ministers, includes, is assigned:

Since 1990, the President's term has begun and ended on March 1. The current President is Tabaré Vásquez.