Prabowo Subiantoprevious minister of defensesworn in as the eighth president Indonesia Sunday in Jakarta.
Subianto took the oath from the Koran in a ceremony attended by lawmakers and international dignitaries, and thousands of supporters cheered in the capital.
Leaders and officials from more than 40 countries including the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, South Korea, China, Australia, and Southeast Asia attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Subianto has previously faced accusations of human rights abuses during Indonesia’s military dictatorship.
Subianto, 73, is a rival to the former president Joko Widodo and ran against him in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. However, Widodo Subianto appointed him defense minister after his re-election, and the two sides remained aligned despite political differences.
During the campaign, Subianto promised to continue Widodo’s policies, such as building a new capital and restricting Raw material export to revitalize domestic industry.
With Widodo’s support, Subianto won february presidential election Significantly improved.
