JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Jusuf Kalla have just been sworn in as new President and Vice President of the Republic for the period of 2014-2019 at 10:30 AM in the plenary session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
At the time of writing, President Jokowi has delivered his first speech as the seventh President of the Republic in front of members of the MPR.
Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former President BJ Habibie, and former President Megawati Soekarnoputri attended the inauguration along with a number of world leaders from foreign countries.
Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa, who lose to Jokowi and Kalla in 2014 presidential election, also attended the inauguration.
Born in Surakarta, Central Java, on Jun. 21, 1961, Jokowi previously served as Governor of Jakarta. Prior to that, the politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was served as Mayor of Surakarta. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)