Ex-general Prabowo to take office as Indonesia president

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 20, 2024 9:23 am

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in Sunday as president of the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia, with the wealthy ex-general accused of rights abuses taking over eight months after a landslide election win.

The 73-year-old fiery nationalist will take an oath at parliament before heading to the presidential palace where Joko Widodo will hand over the reins after a decade in power.

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