As the new supreme commander of the Slovenian Armed Forces, Pahor inspected the guard of honour in front of the presidential palace.
Pahor said in his speech to MPs on Saturday that he would do everything in his power for politicians to join forces and find solutions for overcoming the crisis.
At the ceremonial session of parliament he was sworn in as the fourth president of Slovenia, following in the steps of Milan Kučan (1992-2002), Janez Drnovšek (2002-2007) and Danilo Türk (2007-2012).
Pahor defeated Türk in the 2 December run-off with 67.37% of the vote.
The 1991 Constitution gives the president limited powers, including calling general elections, naming the prime minister-designate, nominating Constitutional Court judges, promulgating laws and appointing ambassadors at the government's proposals.
Subsequent legislation has slightly expanded these powers, giving the president the authority to nominate key office holders such as the central bank governor, human rights ombudsman, Court of Audit president, information Commissioner and the members of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption.
Source: SloveniaTimes
