March 13: Newly-elected President Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy today (March 13). The Office of the President is hosting a special ceremony at Sheetal Niwas to administer the oath to the President-elect Paudel at 1.00 pm on Monday.    
Nepal's constitution has specified a provision that the president shall take the oath of office and secrecy from the chief justice before assuming the office.    
Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki would administer oath of office and secrecy to the newly-elected president.

Paudel was elected the president on March 9.    
The country had adopted the practice of presidential system with the establishment of republic as an outcome of the 2006 April uprising.    

As per the constitution, the president shall assume the role as the guardian of the country and shall work to promote national unity. The post of president is a ceremonial role and the president's main responsibility is to safeguard the constitution.    
According to the constitution, the term of the president is five years from the date of his/her election to the post and the person elected twice to the post is not allowed to become a presidential candidate again.