(AP) - Nepal's first President Ram Baran Yadav, left, is greeted by Indian Ambassador Rakesh Sood, center, during his swearing in ceremony as Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, right, looks on in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Nepal's ex-communists should spearhead the new government, political opponents said Wednesday, a day after the Maoists abandoned plans for leadership because their choice for president had been rejected. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

(AFP) - The first president of newly republican Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, has been sworn into office. But the country remained in political limbo, with the former Maoist rebels refusing to form a government under him.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)

(Reuters) - Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav (C) salutes the honour guard after taking the oath of office at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. Also in the picture are Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (R) and Vice-President Parmananda Jha (L). REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - Honour guards stand during the oath taking ceremony of Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - Honour guards stand during the oath taking ceremony of Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - Nepal's Army Chief Rukmangat Katwal inspects the presidential army guards during the oath taking ceremony of President Ram Baran Yadav at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - People walk past the presidential army guards during the oath taking ceremony of Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav (L) is congratulated by Indian Ambassador Rakesh Sood after the oath taking ceremony at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. In the centre of the picture is Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - The motorcade of Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav travels to an oath taking ceremony in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Shruti Shrestha (NEPAL)

(Reuters) - Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav signs a sheet of paper after an oath taking ceremony at the presidential building in Kathmandu July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)