?Pranab Mukherjee became the 13th elected president of India on Sunday, capping a four-decade career as a central figure in Indian politics,? Jim Yardley wrote in The New York Times. Mr. Mukherjee, a member of the Indian National Congress Party which leads the coalition government in India, ?has often been described as the indispensable man in India?s coalition government,? Mr. Yardley wrote.
He most recently served as finance minister of India, before being nominated as the government?s presidential candidate.
Mr. Yardley described the post of president in India as a ?prestigious but largely ceremonial office.?
Though the prime minister is the head of the Indian government, the president holds some meaningful powers under the Constitution, including the right to grant clemency to prisoners, and is nominally the commander in chief of the armed forces. Still, the post mainly involves meeting foreign dignitaries and posing for photos in various settings.
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Source: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/pranab-mukherjee-elected-indias-13th-president/
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