Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin

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Fifth inauguration of
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin vstupil v dolzhnost' Prezidenta Rossii -- 25 (7 maia 2024).jpg
Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office as the president of Russia
Date7 May 2024;32 days ago (2024-05-07)
Time12:00 (MSK)
Venue Grand Kremlin Palace
LocationMoscow, Russia
Participants President of Russia,  Vladimir Putin
Assuming office
President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Valery Zorkin
Administering oath

The fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia took place on Tuesday, 7 May 2024, after being declared the winner of the 2024 Russian presidential election.

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Some nations declined to participate in the inauguration ceremony due to reports of electoral fraud and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was the first full term after the 2020 Russian constitutional amendments which established a hard two-term limit. [lower-alpha 1]

The inauguration ceremony was attended by members of the government, the presidential administration, deputies of both chambers of parliament, judges of the Constitutional Court and members of the Central Election Commission.

Background

Vladimir Putin has served as President of the Russian Federation continuously since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008, after which the position was held by Dmitry Medvedev.

According to official data, in the 2024 presidential elections, Putin won with 87.28% of the votes.

Inauguration

Putin arrived in a restyled Aurus Senat. [1] There were a total of 2,600 attendees at the event. [2] After taking the oath of office on the Russian constitution, Putin addressed the citizens, and then, according to tradition, received the parade of the presidential regiment on the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square. [3] [4]

Following the inauguration, the government of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin resigned as per constitutional convention. [4] Putin reappointed Mishustin to form a second cabinet on 10 May, which was later overwhelmingly confirmed by the State Duma. [5] [6]

Foreign guests

On 6 May, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov informed journalists during a press briefing that formal invitations had been extended to all foreign ambassadors based in Moscow for the upcoming inauguration ceremony. [7] Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, speaking in an interview with Channel One, described the decision to invite ambassadors from unfriendly countries as a complex one, yet emphasized that it served as a clear signal from Moscow to these states. Ryabkov remarked that the conduct of states that declined to send their diplomats is deemed as "cheap." [7]

Declined

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he did not receive an invitation as reported. [12] [13] Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said, "We believe that the isolation of Russia, especially its criminal leader, must continue... Participation in Putin's inauguration is unacceptable for Lithuania. Our priority remains supporting Ukraine and its people who are fighting against Russian aggression." [14] The US said they aren't sending any representatives to the inauguration. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said: "We will not have a representative at his inauguration." In response to a question about whether the United States’ boycott of this ceremony means that it considers Putin an illegitimate president, Miller said: "The elections weren't fair, but he still presides in Russia." [15] [16]

Other countries which did not attend included:

Reactions

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison in February, described Putin as "a liar, a thief and a murderer" and urged her supporters "to keep up the fight against Putin". [4] Ukraine declared that it would not acknowledge Putin as the president of Russia. [25]

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  1. ↑ Putin's prior terms, including his then-current term, did not count towards this limit.
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