The fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia took place on 7 May 2024, after Putin was declared the winner of the 2024 Russian presidential election.
 Putin at his inauguration | |
| Date | 7 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 12:00 (MSK) |
| Venue | Grand Kremlin Palace |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Participants | President of Russia, Vladimir Putin Assuming office President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Valery ZorkinAdministering oath |
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and reports of electoral fraud, several countries refused to send representatives to the inauguration ceremony. This was the first full term after the 2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia which established a hard two-term limit and reset Putin's prior term count.
Background
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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 election, Putin won with 87.28% of the votes in the first round.
Inauguration
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At noon, Putin proceeded to the Hall of the Order of St. Andrew in the Grand Kremlin Palace, where he took the oath of allegiance to the Constitution.[1] Before arriving for the inauguration, Putin was first shown sitting at a desk in his office in the Kremlin, then walking through the corridors. Afterwards, he went to the venue in a restyled Aurus Senat, as he did in the previous inauguration in 2018; however, this time he was accompanied by electric motorcycles of the same brand.[2][3]
After taking the oath, Putin made an address to the citizens, and then, according to tradition, received the parade of the presidential regiment on the Kremlin's Cathedral Square, and attended an Orthodox prayer service at the Cathedral of the Annunciation.[4][5][6]
Following the inauguration, the government of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin resigned as per constitutional convention.[5][7] Putin reappointed Mishustin to form a second cabinet on 10 May, which was later overwhelmingly confirmed by the State Duma.[8][9]
Guests
editThere were a total of 2,600 attendees at the event,[10] including members of the government, the presidential administration, deputies of both chambers of the Federal Assembly, judges of the Constitutional Court and members of the Central Election Commission. They included members of Putin's entourage, such as former president Dmitry Medvedev, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, the CEO of Channel One Russia, Konstantin Ernst, and American actor Steven Seagal. Standing on stage next to Putin were the president of the Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, and the speakers of the Federation Council and State Duma, respectively Valentina Matviyenko and Vyacheslav Volodin.[6][3][1]
Foreign
editOn 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.[11] 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."[11] Envoys from six European Union member states were confirmed at the inauguration, including representatives of Hungary and Slovakia, and the ambassadors of France, Greece, Malta and Cyprus.[3][12] Also attending were ambassadors Simona Halperin of Israel, Robert Kvile of Norway, and Lee Do-hoon of South Korea.[13][14][15]
Declined
editArmenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he did not receive an invitation from Putin.[16][17] 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."[18] United States State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US would not be sending a representative to the inauguration, but in regard to whether Putin was being considered an illegitimate president, added that "the elections weren't fair, but he still presides in Russia."[19][20] The European Union said it would not be sending its ambassador to attend the inauguration.[21]
Other countries which did not attend included Austria,[22] Belgium,[23] Canada,[24] the Czech Republic, Estonia,[25] Finland,[26] Germany,[12] Japan,[27] Latvia,[17] Poland,[28] Sweden,[29] and the United Kingdom.[24]
Reactions
editYulia 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".[5] Ukraine declared that it would not acknowledge Putin as the president of Russia.[30]
References
edit- ^ a b "Путин в пятый раз вступил в должность президента России". Meduza (in Russian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Putin will now use restyled Aurus car — Kremlin". TASS. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "«Стабильность не означает косность». Как Путин в пятый раз вступил в должность президента". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Chernova, Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, Clare Sebastian, Anna (7 May 2024). "Putin inaugurated as president for fifth term with Russia under tight grip". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "'Together we will win': Putin sworn in as Russia's president". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Vladimir Putin officially begins fifth term following Kremlin inauguration ceremony". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Правительство России ушло в отставку в связи со вступлением Путина в должность президента". Meduza (in Russian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister of Russia". TASS. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Дума переутвердила Мишустина на пост главы правительства". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "На инаугурации Президента Владимира Путина присутствовал Сергей Казаков - Пензенский областной драматический театр имени А. В. Луначарского". penzateatr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Послы не менее четырех недружественных стран были на инаугурации Путина". Ведомости. 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b "West divided as Ukraine urges allies to boycott Putin swearing-in". Reuters.
- ^ "Несмотря на бойкот Запада: Израиль послал своего посла на инаугурацию Путина". vesty. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Top S. Korean envoy to Russia attends Putin's inauguration ceremony: Seoul official". yna.co.kr. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Norge til stede på Putins seremoni: – Pinlig". VG.no. VG. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Armenian PM explains why he did not attend Putin's "inauguration"". Ukrainska Pravda.
- ^ a b "Putin's "inauguration": a number of countries refused to send their representatives to Moscow". unn.ua. 6 May 2024.
- ^ "فرنسا ترسل مبعوثاً لحضور تنصيب بوتين وبرلين تقاطع". Sawt Beirut International. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "US, most EU nations to boycott Putin's inauguration over Ukraine war". Reuters. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "US To Snub Putin Inauguration". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. 6 May 2024.
- ^ "EU ambassador won't attend Putin inauguration – spokesperson". Yahoo Finance. 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Putin beginnt fünfte Amtszeit: Österreich boykottierte Zeremonie". nachrichten.at.
- ^ "«Радио Свобода»: на инаугурацию Путина приехали представители шести стран ЕС, включая Францию, Венгрию и Словакию". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Putin sworn in for fifth term while his war in Ukraine continues". Euronews. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Czechia and Estonia will not attend Putin's so-called inauguration". Ukrainska Pravda.
- ^ "Suomi sanoi Putinille ei". www.iltalehti.fi.
- ^ "Japan Skips Putin's Inauguration Ceremony". nippon.com. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Polish representative will not attend Putin's inauguration". Censor.NET.
- ^ "Sverige nobbar Putins installation". www.aftonbladet.se. 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine sees no grounds to recognize Putin as legitimate President of RF – MFA". RBC-Ukraine. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.