President Yudhoyono sworn in for second term
Article published on the 2009-10-20 Latest update 2009-10-20 10:30 TU
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is greeted by parliament members as he prepares to be sworn in(Photo: Reuters)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is greeted by parliament members as he prepares to be sworn in
(Photo: Reuters)
Liberal ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in for the second time on Tuesday as Indonesia's president, after winning another five-year term with promises of economic growth and political reform.
Yudhoyono swore on the Koran to uphold the constitution during a ceremony in the national assembly in Jakarta, which was broadcast around the archipelago of 234 million people.
About 20,000 police backed by armoured vehicles were on hand to secure the inauguration, attended by the leaders of Australia, Brunei, East Timor, Malaysia and Singapore.
The nationwide poll saw Yudhoyono win 60.8 percent of the vote, compared to 26.8 percent for ex-president Megawati Sukarnoputri and 12.4 percent for outgoing Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Yudhoyono, 60, trounced Sukarnoputri in 2004 to become the Muslim country's first directly elected head of state since the fall of late military strongman Suharto in 1998.
He has promised to crack down on corruption, boost infrastructure spending and advance bureaucratic reform.
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