Newly-elected President Ram Chandra Poudel has taken the oath of office and secrecy.
Poudel took the oath from acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki amidst a special ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas today. A squad of Nepali Army offered a 21-gun salute during the ceremony.
Paudel was elected the President on March 9 by defeating his competitor Subas Nembang of CPN (UML). The Constitution has a provision that there would be a President in the country and the President as a custodian of the Constitution shall work to promote national unity.
It is the President's main responsibility to comply with and protect the Constitution. The country had adopted the practice of Presidential System with the establishment of republic as an outcome of the 2006 April Uprising.
According to the Constitution, the term of the President is five years from the date of his/her election to the post and the person elected twice to the post is not allowed to become candidate for the same again.
