Jokowi, Ma'ruf inaugurated as president,

vice president
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Karina M. Tehusijarana
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta / Sun, October 20, 2019 / 04:19 pm

Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin have officially taken their
oaths to serve the country as the President and the Vice
President for the 2019-2024 term in a plenary session of the
People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Sunday.

After reading the General Elections Commission's (KPU) official

presidential election result, MPR Speaker Bambang Soesatyo
announced that Jokowi and Ma'ruf would be sworn in as
stipulated in Article 9 of the 1945 Constitution.

Jokowi, clad in a blue suit and red tie, went first, reciting the
official oath of office while religious figures stood behind him
holding a Quran over his head.

"I swear by God to fulfill the duties of President of the Republic of

Indonesia to the best of my capabilities and in the fairest way
possible, to uphold the Constitution by all means and to execute
all laws and regulations as straightforwardly as possible, as well
as to dedicate myself to the service of the nation and the people,"
Jokowi said.

Ma'ruf, wearing a black suit and pants instead of his usual

sarong, went next, reading the same oath for his duties as the
Vice President.

The inauguration marked the start of Jokowi’s second and final

term in office after having secured reelection in April’s
presidential race.
The ceremony saw the attendance of former presidents Megawati
Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, outgoing vice
president Jusuf Kalla and a number of foreign dignitaries
including Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad,
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australian
Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Jokowi's and Ma'ruf's erstwhile rivals during April’s election,

Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto and former Jakarta
deputy governor Sandiaga Uno, also attended the ceremony.

According to the KPU's official count, the Jokowi-Maruf ticket won

55 percent of the vote in April, compared to Prabowo-Sandiaga's
45 percent.