JAKARTA — Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday swore in his new Cabinet, which includes key members of his predecessor's team and suggests he would continue his main policies, analysts said.
JAKARTA — Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday swore in his new Cabinet , which includes key members of his predecessor's team and suggests he would continue his main policies, analysts said.The 73-year-old former general became leader of the world's fourth most populous nation on Sunday, delivering a bombastic speech in which he pledged to fight corruption and protect democracy.
Maintaining this positive sentiment is crucial for the government to function smoothly, as any disruption could lead to slowdowns,' he said.Other members of the Cabinet are seen as close allies of the new president, such as Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.Like Prabowo, Sjafrie is accused by rights groups of abuses during unrest near the end of autocrat Suharto's rule in the late 1990s and in East Timor under Indonesian occupation.
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