President Hadi took the constitutional oath in front of the Parliament on Saturday after the Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum has announced that former Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi had overwhelmingly won the presidential polls with 99,8 percent.
"I swear by almighty God that I will stick to the republican system, respect and preserve the constitution, unity and independence of Yemen," Hadi said.
In a speech he delivered after taking the oath, Hadi underlined the importance of an inclusive national dialogue to tackle the multiple challenges Yemen faces, and vowed to continue fighting al-Qaeda and bring home the internal displaced refugees.
"Power in Yemen has become based on a constitutional, legitimate foundation that no body can cast doubt into," he affirmed.
Hadi is going to lead the country in the two-year transitional phase in which a new constitution will be drafted and a transparent elections will be held.
The oath ceremony was attended by US ambassador, E.U diplomats and many envoys form Arab countries.
According to Yemeni constitution, Hadi has become the official new President of Republic of Yemen, putting officially a lid on former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year-long rule.
The election, which Hadi won, was a part of the GCC-brokered, US backed power transfer deal signed late in November in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
Official forces confirmed to Yemen Post that the new President is going to move to the Presidential Palace on Monday.
Meanwhile, Saleh has returned to the Yemeni capital of Sana'a in the early hours of Saturday morning, however, he did not attend the ceremony as he has promised .
In a televised interview aired the state-owned television, Saleh has expressed his sorrow for the blood that has been shed an d for the severe repercussions that has affected Yemenis' lives throughout the stalemate period that dragged on for over a year, holding his opponents responsible for that.
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