Presidential Inauguration

A presidential inauguration is a

ceremonial A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin . Religious and civil (secular) ceremoni ...

event centered on the formal transition of a new

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into office, usually in

democracies Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...

where this official has been elected. Frequently, this involves the swearing of an

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. Examples of presidential inaugurations include: * Brazilian presidential inauguration * Colombian presidential inauguration * French presidential inauguration *

Irish presidential inauguration The inauguration of the president of Ireland is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new seven-year term of the president of Ireland. The inauguration takes place on the day following the expiry of the preceding term. No location is specified ...

* Kazakh presidential inauguration *

Nigerian presidential inauguration The inauguration of the president of Nigeria is a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new four-year term of the president of Nigeria. During this ceremony, some 90 to 95 days after the presidential election, the president takes the presiden ...

Philippine presidential inauguration The inauguration of the president of the Republic of the Philippines is a ceremony marking the commencement of the six-year term of a president of the Philippines, who is both head of state and head of government. The inauguration is performed on ...

* Polish presidential inauguration *

Russian presidential inauguration The Russian presidential inauguration () is a ceremony to mark the start of a term of the president of Russia. The president's term is six years (formerly four years). In the case of extraordinary election, the inauguration is conducted thirty ...

Ukrainian presidential inauguration The Inauguration of the President of Ukraine is a ceremony that takes place to mark the start of a new term for a newly elected president. Description The presidential inauguration traditionally starts at the building of the Verkhovna Rada bu ...

United States presidential inauguration Between seventy-three and seventy-nine days after the presidential election, the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office. The inauguration takes place for each new president ...

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