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Zagreb ready for inauguration of Croatia's first female president

Author: half
ZAGREB, Feb 13 (Hina) - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will become Croatia's first female president on Sunday after being sworn in, signing the presidential oath, receiving the presidential sash from Constitutional Court president Jasna Omejec, and paying her respects to the Croatian flag, her transitional team told Hina on Friday.

The inauguration ceremony, to last a little under an hour, will be kicked off by a shot fired from the Gric Cannon at noon and the bells of St. Mark's Church, outside of which the ceremony will take place.

After the Gric Cannon shot, Grabar-Kitarovic will walk onto a stage on St. Mark's Square, accompanied by her husband Jakov and the sound of fanfares, where Constitutional Court judges will be waiting.

She will arrive to the square by cable car and walk down Cirilometodska Street through two rows of citizens and historical military units from all over Croatia.

Following the national anthem, a minute's silence will be observed for those killed in the 1991-95 Homeland War.

After Grabar-Kitarovic is sworn in, signs the presidential oath and receives the presidential sash from Judge Omejec, the Guard of Honour will walk towards the stage and one of the members will walk up carrying the national flag, to which the president will pay her respects, accompanied by ten cannon salutes and a recital of Ivan Gundulic's "Hymn to Freedom.

The president will then deliver a 20-25 minute speech, after which the Croatian Army's wind orchestra will perform Jakov Gotovac's "Ode to the Land".

The folklore ensemble Lado will then sing the traditional "Lijepo pjeva za lugom djevojka", followed by soloist Radojka Sverko singing "Ljubim te do bola", accompanied by the Croatian Army's orchestra.

Four choirs will then perform Gotovac's "Ero the Joker" opera.

The inauguration will end with the Izvor choir singing "Dream for the Future", after which Croatian and foreign guests will have a chance to congratulate the president.

After the inauguration speech, she and her husband will descend the stage and sit among the guests from Croatia - former presidents, prime ministers, a government delegation led by PM Zoran Milanovic, a parliament delegation led by Speaker Josip Leko, and other political, cultural and religious figures.

Eighty-eight foreign delegation will attend the inauguration, including nine presidents - Borut Pahor of Slovenia, Andrej Kiska of Slovakia, Janos Ader of Hungary, Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia, Bujar Nishani of Albania, Filip Vujanovic of Montenegro, Atifete Jahjaga of Kosovo, Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine, and the three Bosnian Presidency members, Mladen Ivanic, Dragan Covic and Bakir Izetbegovic.

Serbia will be represented by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Bulgaria by Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, while the Czech Republic and Poland will be represented by their Senate speakers, Milan Stech and Bogdan Borusewicz respectively.

Germany will be represented by Bundesrat President Volker Bouffier, the European Commission by International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica, the US by Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, and Canada by a state minister of Croatian descent, Lynne Yelich. China will be represented by Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy, Miao Wei, who is a minister of industry and information technology.

The UNHCR, UNICEF, the UN Development Programme and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will be represented by their chiefs of staff.

At the end of the inauguration, Grabar-Kitarovic will organise a reception for all guests. About 40 will then attend a lunch with the president, after which she will hold a series of bilateral meetings.

At the inauguration, the president will wear clothes and shoes by Croatian designers.

More than 300 reporters have been accredited for the event.

(Hina) ha

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