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Article 42 1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take office from the moment of swearing to the people the following oath: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully serve the people of Kazakhstan, strictly observe the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens and honestly perform the high duties of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan entrusted to me." 2. The oath is taken on the second Wednesday of January in a solemn atmosphere in the presence of members of Parliament, judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, as well as ex-Presidents of the Republic. In the case provided for by Article 48 of the Constitution, the person who has assumed the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take the oath within one month from the date of assuming the powers of the President of the Republic. 3. The powers of the President of the Republic shall terminate from the moment the newly -elected President of the Republic takes office as well as in the case of early discharge from office, resignation or death. All former Presidents of the Republic, except those who were discharged from office, shall have the title of ex-President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 4. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 284-I dated October 7, 1998. 5. The same person may not be elected as the President of the Republic more than once. Footnote: Article 42, as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.284-I dated October 7, 1998; No.254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022); dated September 17, 2022 No. 142-VII (shall come into effect from the date of its first official publication).