President of Serbia
| President of the Republic of Serbia Председник Републике Србијe Predsednik Republike Srbije |
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Standard of the President
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| Seat | Novi dvor (Belgrade) |
| Term length | Five years renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Slobodan Milošević |
| Formation | 11 January 1991 |
| Website | www |
The President of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Србијe / Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic, is the head of state of Serbia.
The current office holder is Tomislav Nikolić who was elected on 20 May 2012.
Largely a ceremonial position, the duties and competences of the President as stipulated in chapter 5, article 112 of the Constitution:
While assuming the office, the President of the Republic shall take the following oath before the National Assembly:
I, <name>, do solemnly swear that I will devote all my efforts to preserve the sovereignty and integrity of the territory of the Republic of Serbia, including Kosovo and Metohija as its constituent part, as well as to provide exercise of human and minority rights and freedoms, respect and protection of the Constitution and laws, preservation of peace and welfare of all citizens of the Republic of Serbia and perform all my duties conscientiously and responsibly.
The term of office of the President of the Republic shall last five years and begin from the day of taking of the oath before the National Assembly.
If the term of office of the President of the Republic expires during the state of war or emergency, it shall be extended so that it lasts until the expiry of three months from the day of the end of the state of war, that is, of emergency.
No one shall be elected to a position of the President of the Republic more than twice.
The term of office of the President of the Republic shall end with expiry of the period of time for which he or she has been elected, by his/her resignation or released of duty.
The President of the Republic shall tender his/her resignation to the Chairman of the National Assembly.
Advisers to the President carry out the analytical, advisory and other corresponding tasks for the needs of the President of the Republic as well as other expert tasks in relations of the President with the Government and the Parliament.
Honour Guard in front of the Presidential Palace
Official presidential welcome ceremony
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