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INAUGURATION

- solemn ceremony of taking office of the head of state. I. is called to emphasize the importance and responsibility of public office, being a "symbol" of statehood. During the time of the Oath, an oath is taken in some states on the Constitution, in others - on sacred books (the Bible, the Koran, etc.).

Upon assuming the office of the President of the Russian Federation, in a solemn atmosphere in the presence of the deputies of the Federal Assembly, judges of the Constitutional Court of the newly elected President, he takes the oath, the text of which is contained in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. After the oath, the President is deemed to have taken office. A national anthem sounds, and above the President's residence is raised its standard and sounds a 33-times cannon salute.

In conclusion, the President is given a unique sign, "For Services to the Fatherland", which exists in a single copy.