The Patriarch of Romania at the Investment of the New President of Romania
On 21 December 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was at the Parliament Palace where the investment ceremony and swearing in of Mr Klaus Iohannis, the new president of Romania took place in front of the reunited Chambers of the Parliament.
During the ceremony His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said a blessing prayer and then congratulated the new President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Iohannis.
Besides the MP-s, diplomats and other special guests, the former presidents Ion Iliescu and Emil Constantinescu were also present. The Royal House of Romania was represented by His Royal Highness Prince Radu, and the Roman Catholic by His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan Ioan Robu.
Mr Klaus Iohannis is officially the new president of Romania, after he swore in the constitutional oath in front of the plenary of the Parliament. According to the procedure, the president swore on the Constitution and on the Bible. He was elected on 16 November 2014 for a five year mandate, and he is the 5th President of Romania after the Revolution of 1989.
