Inauguration of the President is carried out on the thirtieth day after the announcement of the voting results in accordance with the law "On the Election of the President of the Russian Federation". Although the script for the ceremony is not prescribed by the election law, the celebration is held according to the traditional plan developed for the first president of Russia.
The inauguration procedure lasts about an hour and takes place in the front rooms of the Grand Kremlin Palace. In a festive atmosphere, the elected president is in the Kremlin, where he gives the presidential oath. The ceremony requires the presence of symbols determined by presidential decree. This Presidential Badge, its Standard and a copy of the Constitution designed specifically for the oath.
The President of the Constitutional Court presents the President with signs of authority and announces the assumption of office. To the sounds of the anthem rises the standard of the head of state. After which the president makes an obligatory short speech to the citizens of the country. Sounds “Glory” to Glinka, from the Kremlin embankment a salute of thirty volleys is made. In conclusion, the head of state accepts the parade of the presidential regiment.
The composition of the guests invited to the event is determined by the protocol service of the president. The average number of guests is about three thousand people. Mandatory presence of members of the government, deputies of the Duma and the Federation Council, judges of the Constitutional Court. By participating in the event, they strengthen the position of the head of state.
As representatives of the president, the administration’s heads, representatives of the election headquarters, proxies invariably appear, the president’s spouse is present.
Other presidential candidates participating in the elections are also on the guest list. The outgoing president is present at the event, he is considered acting until taking the oath of office of the new head of state.
Representatives of the clergy, heads of diplomatic missions, public figures, scientists, and artists gather to testify the oath of office of the elected president and his solemn assumption of office.
