Presidency of Luis Lacalle Pou
The presidency of Luis Lacalle Pou began on 1 March 2020 when he was inaugurated as the 42nd president of Uruguay. Lacalle Pou, a member of the National Party took office following his victory over the Broad Front nominee Daniel Martínez in the second round of the 2019 general election, which ended the 15-year leftist rule in the country and the return of National Party to the Executive since his father was the president in 1990–1995. On 16 December 2019, after his victory in the second round and before his inauguration, he announced his cabinet consisting of leaders of National, Colorado, Cabildo Abierto and Independent parties, members of the Multicolor Coalition. The beginning of this administration was affected by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay which received most of the political agenda focus during the first two years of the administration term and forced the authorities to establish the health emergency, and it caused socioeconomic issues to the population. The 2020 Law of Urgent Consideration no.