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Prabowo Subianto waves to media as he departs for inauguration ceremony in Jakarta (Picture credit: AP)
Prabowo Subianto
, former
defense minister
, was sworn in as the eighth president of
Indonesia
on Sunday in Jakarta.
Subianto took his oath on Quran in a ceremony attended by lawmakers and international dignitaries, with thousands of supporters cheering in the nation's capital.
Leaders and officials from over 40 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, South Korea, China, Australia, and several Southeast Asian nations, attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Subianto has previously faced allegations of human rights abuses during Indonesia’s military dictatorship.
Subianto, 73, was a rival of former President
Joko Widodo
and contested against him in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. However,
Widodo
appointed Subianto as defense minister after his reelection, leading to an alliance despite their political differences.
During his campaign, Subianto promised to continue Widodo’s policies, such as building a new capital city and restricting
raw material exports
to boost domestic industry.
Supported by Widodo, Subianto won the
February presidential election
by a large margin.
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