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Article 10
 

The President shall enter into office on taking an Oath of the following content:

“ Entering into the office of the President of the Republic of Belarus, I solemnly vow to be a faithful servant of the people of the Republic of Belarus, to respect and protect human and civil rights and freedoms, to adhere to and protect the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, to devotionally and faithfully perform the high duties conferred on me.“

The Oath shall be taken at an official ceremony in the presence of the members of the Chamber of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, judges of the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and the Supreme Economic Court of the Republic of Belarus not later than two months after the date of the President’s election. Invited to take part in the oath-taking ceremony may be also members of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, other public officials, representatives of political parties, public associations, religious confessions of the Republic of Belarus, diplomats accredited in the Republic of Belarus and representatives of foreign countries.

Having pronounced the text of the Oath, the President shall sign an act on taking the Oath. The act on taking the Oath shall be passed by the President for storage in the President’s archives.

After the act on taking the Oath has been signed, the Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Republican Referendums of the Republic of Belarus shall hand in the certificate to the President. The State Hymn of the Republic of Belarus shall be played.

The ceremony of taking the Oath by the President of the Republic of Belarus shall be broadcast over the republican television and radio.