- Title: Indonesia's Widodo sworn in for second term, faces test on reform credentials
- Date: 20th October 2019
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (OCTOBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO, WALKING OUT FROM VIP ROOM VARIOUS OF SINGAPORE'S PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG, AND HIS WIFE HO CHING, WALKING OUT FROM VIP ROOM VARIOUS OF AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON, AND WIFE JENNY MORRISON WALKING OUT FROM VIP ROOM AUDIENCE SEATED IN HALL INDONESIA'S MARITIME AFFAIRS AND FISHERIES MINISTER, SUSI PUDJIASTUTI (WEARING GREEN), SEATED FOR CEREMONY (FROM LEFT) MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHATHIR MOHAMAD, SPOUSE OF ESWATINI KING, KING OF ESWATINI MSWATI III, AND BRUNEI SULTAN HASSANAL BOLKIAH STANDING SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTERS AND THEIR SPOUSES SITTING DOWN MORRISON SEATED VARIOUS OF LEE TAKING PICTURE ON MOBILE PHONE VARIOUS OF LEADERS AND THEIR SPOUSES SEATED PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES VARIOUS OF WIDODO ARRIVING AUDIENCE SEATED INDONESIAN VICE PRESIDENT, MA'RUF AMIN, LOOKING ON WIDODO SWEARING IN AMIN SWEARING IN WIDODO STANDING UP / WALKING TO GIVE SPEECH AUDIENCE LOOKING ON (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO, SAYING: "The potential of our country to get out from the middle income trap is huge. Currently, we are at the peak of demographic dividend, where the population who are at a productive age is much higher than those who are not. This is a challenge but at the same time a big opportunity. This will be a big problem if we fail to create enough job opportunities." AUDIENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO, SAYING: "Our dream in 2045 is to reach a GDP of $7 trillion, and Indonesia will become one of the world's top five economies with poverty close to zero percent. We must reach this." CEREMONY IN PROGRESS VARIOUS OF WIDODO AND OTHER OFFICIALS SHAKING HANDS WITH BOLKIAH LEE AND MORRISON LINING UP TO GREET WIDODO MORRISON GREETING WIDODO AND OTHER OFFICIALS
- Embargoed: 3rd November 2019 13:57
- Keywords: Indonesia politics President Joko Widodo parliament
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001B1WGF2F
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- Story Text: Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Sunday (October 20) for a second five-year term leading the world's third-biggest democracy, after an election dominated by economic issues but also the growing influence of conservative Islam.
58-year-old Widodo has pledged to cut red tape and keep building infrastructure to underpin growth in southeast Asia's largest economy, but also made improving education a top priority to encourage investment and create jobs for a youthful population of 260 million people.
"This will be a big problem if we fail to create enough job opportunities," Widodo told parliament after his inauguration, where he cited his dream of Indonesia becoming one of the world's top five economies by 2045 with a GDP worth $7 trillion.
The president said he would push two bills to replace laws that have hampered job creation, as well as warning he could sack underperforming civil servants.
There was tight security at parliament for his swearing-in alongside his vice president, Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin, in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders and representatives.
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