 His party also won the largest legislative block in the National Assembly, although not a majority.Correa was sworn into the Presidency on 10 August 2009, the same day as Ecuador's bicentennial.His speech took place in front of several South American dignitaries, such as the president of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Cuban President Raúl Castro, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.