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1. The House of Peoples’ Representatives shall nominate the candidate for
President.
2. The nominee shall be elected President if a joint session of the House of Peoples’
Representatives and the House of the Federation approves his candidacy by a two-
thirds majority vote.
3. A member of either House shall vacate his seat if elected President.
4. The term of office of the President shall be six years. No person shall be elected
President for more than two terms.
5. Upon his election in accordance with sub-Article 2 of this Article, the President,
before commencing his responsibility, shall, at a time the joint session of the
Houses determines, present himself before it and shall make a declaration of
loyalty to the Constitution and the Peoples of Ethiopia in the following words:
"I ....., when on this date commence my responsibility as President of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, pledge to carry out faithfully the high responsibility
entrusted to me."
