[1] Iván Duque left the San Carlos Palace at 2:00 p.m accompanied by his wife María Juliana and his children Matías, Luciana and Eloísa escorted by twelve Navy Pipers during his walk to the Plaza de Bolívar.

The band of the José María Córdoba Military Cadet School performed the honors, officially starting the opening ceremony.

After the vice presidential oath, Duque made his inaugural speech of 35 minutes and 40 seconds.

[4][5] During his inauguration speech, he stated that he comes with the idea of uniting Colombians, after the polarization in which he has been immersed in recent years.

[7] "Today from this majestic square that bears the name of our Liberator Simón Bolívar, I want to thank God and the Colombian people for giving me the honor of leading the destinies of the Homeland."