Today Vladimir Putin will be inaugurated as President of Russia

UFA, 7 May 2018. /Bashinform News Agency, Galiya Nabieva/. Today, Vladimir Putin will assume the post of head of state. The inauguration ceremony will be the seventh in the history of modern Russia, according to tradition, it will be held in the ceremonial residence of the head of state - the Grand Kremlin Palace. The inauguration will be the fourth in Vladimir Putin's political career, he will occupy the highest election post for the next six years, RIA Novosti reported. After the inauguration, the president has the right to submit to the State Duma a candidacy of the prime minister for consideration.

Residents of Russia will be able to see the inauguration ceremony at Channel One, Russia 1, Russia 24, NTV, OTR, and Mir, as well as on Vesti.ru. The beginning of the broadcast is scheduled for 12.00 Moscow time, it will last almost an hour.

Vladimir Putin headed Russia in 2000, and in 2004 he was re-elected to the post of president. He did not participate in the 2008 elections because, according to the Constitution, the same person is not eligible to run for three consecutive terms.

Vladimir Putin once again became the head of state in 2012, and in 2018 won elections with record support of over 56.4 million voters.

The elected president arrives at the Grand Kremlin Palace five minutes before a start of the ceremony, with the first blow of the chimes, under solemn music he passes through the St. George's and Alexander's halls and goes up to the rostrum. The Chairman of the Constitutional Court asks the elected head of state to take the oath, he puts his right hand on the Constitution and pronounces the text, after which the president is considered to have taken office.

The President of the Constitutional Court will announce the President's inauguration and give him the symbols of power. The hymn of Russia will be played in the hall. After that, the head of state will address the citizens.

At the end of the ceremony, from the side of the Kremlin embankment, 30 solemn volleys are fired with empty charges from artillery guns.