Prabowo vows to fight corruption as he is sworn in as Indonesia’s president
Al Jazeera
Former general won the February presidential race with nearly 60 percent of the vote to succeed Joko Widodo.
Prabowo Subianto has promised to combat corruption in Indonesia as he took oath as the president of the world’s fourth most populous country.
Wearing a traditional black hat and navy suit with a woven maroon and golden sarong, the 73-year-old former general and defence minister was sworn in in parliament on Sunday to succeed populist leader Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Prabowo, facing allegations of rights abuses as a military commander, swept the elections in February to lead the country of 280 million people.
In his inaugural speech, the country’s eighth president promised to make Indonesia more self-sufficient. He said while he wanted to live in a democracy, it must be “polite”.
“A difference of opinion must come without enmity … fighting without hating,” he said.
