(1) Before assuming office, no later than ten days from the day the results are announced, but not prior to the end of the term of the previous President, the President of the Republic shall give and sign an ceremonial oath before the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, as follows:

"I hereby declare that I shall execute the Office of the President of the Republic of Macedonia in conscientious and responsible manner, that I shall respect the Constitution and the Laws, and that I shall protect the sovereignty, the territorial integrity and the independence of the Republic of Macedonia".

(2) The President of the Republic of Macedonia, elected in presidential elections due to cessation of term, shall deliver the oath from paragraph (1) of this article three days after the final results are announced.