Jokowi, the new President of Indonesia, during his inauguration pleads for more unity among the population Jokowi, the new President of Indonesia, during his inauguration pleads for more unity among the population - Photo: EPA elif by Elif Isitman Oct 20, 2014 The former governor of Jakarta Joko Widodo (53) was Monday sworn in as President of Indonesia. He succeeds President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on. Joko Widodo is the seventh president of Indonesia and is appointed for five years. Widodo, or Jokowi popularly, won the Indonesian presidential election in July Prabowo Subianto. Jokowi won with a majority of 53 percent and thus follows the first directly elected President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has been in power. Decade fraud Prabowo Subianto had the loss not just go on his side and went to the Constitutional Court to demand that the results would be declared invalid. According to him there was fraud in the election. The nine judges of the Court were not unanimous in it. Prabowo was general during the dictatorial reign of Muhammad Suharto. He tried at that time as part of a special army unit to crush the students. Uprising against Suharto He also has been associated with the disappearance of a number of activists in that same time. He got during his campaign criticized by human rights activists. expectations The expectations of Jokowi are high. He has profiled himself as governor of the Indonesian capital to tackle problems at a high pace and put himself down as man of the people. Jokowi is a carpenters son and is the first president who is not from the elite or the military. Unlike many politicians in Indonesia, he has so far not a corrupt image. He has a reputation as a reformer who wants to deal with old power structures under the Suharto regime and the period immediately thereafter. During his inauguration speech Jokowi stressed that he wants to get rid of the divisions among the Indonesian population. He Indonesia wants the world put down as maritime power. Largest archipelago cross It is probably difficult for Jokowi to implement legislation. The largest part of the opposition is in fact owned by Prabowo Subianto and dominates the Indonesian House of Representatives. This Prabowo would in theory, every policy initiative Jokowi could frustrate. According to The New York Times, some opposition leaders have vowed Jokowi sit in the implementation of new policies. Lateral extent possible Jokowi itself expects that members of Prabowos coalition will eventually turn to his side, making him more likely to implement legislation.
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