section_path: Term of office
section_name: Term of office
paragraph_text: Term of office
  
  The president is selected for a term of office of four years. As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in the Constitution of Somalia. The term of office of the incumbent president continues until the president-elect takes office. On assuming office, the president takes the following oath before the parliament;
  
  I swear in the name of Allah that I will perform my duties honestly and in the best interest of the Nation, People, and Religion and that I will abide by the Constitution and the other Laws of the Country.