The vice president of Uruguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Uruguayan government, after the President of Uruguay.
In this case, the candidate who obtains a plurality in the runoff wins the election.
The current Vice President is Beatriz Argimón, who took office on March 1, 2020.
[1] The position of Vice-President of the Republic was established in the Constitution of 1934.
The Constitution of 1967 eliminated the National Council of Government and resumed the presidential system, maintaining the figure of the Vice President.