Ukrainian presidential inauguration

Prior to the arrival of the president-elect, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada introduces distinguished dignitaries including foreign guests and former presidents.

Upon arrival, the president goes into the main chamber to the tune of the presidential fanfare, before beginning the ceremonies with a rendition of Shche ne vmerla Ukraina by a choir and band.

Once this is done, the president-elect will put their hand on the Constitution of Ukraine and the Peresopnytsia Gospels simultaneously while reciting the oath of office administered by the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine:[1] According to article 104 of the constitution, the Ukrainian text for the oath is as follows: Я, (ім'я та прізвище), волею народу обраний Президентом України, заступаючи на цей високий пост, урочисто присягаю на вірність Україні.

After the speech, the swearing-in-ceremony is declared closed and the president walks to the nearby Mariinskyi Palace to take the salute as supreme commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the ceremony the president receives the salute of the commander, Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion who reports the following: The president then inspects the guard before greeting them: The president then goes on to receive the report from the chiefs of the senior administrative institutions and the uniformed services of the military, including the minister of defence and the head of the security service, as of the most recent inauguration in 2019, the commanders state their name and rank (only if in uniform) and declares their institution's readiness to carry out their task.