Djarot to Be Inaugurated as Definitive Jakarta Governor on June 15
Jakarta. Acting Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat will be inaugurated as the capital's definitive governor on June 15, the director general of regional autonomy at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Surmasono, said on Friday (09/06), as quoted by state-run news agency Antara.
"He will be inaugurated on Thursday, June 15. It may be in the morning or in the afternoon," he told reporters.
"The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Presidential Palace [...] Djarot will be Jakarta governor for four months until Oct. 15, 2017," Sumarsono said, adding that he earlier received a recommendation letter from the Jakarta Legislative Council regarding Djarot's appointment as governor.
Djarot will replace Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who resigned on May 23 following his conviction for blasphemy, for which he will serve a two-year prison sentence.
In a divisive Jakarta gubernatorial race, candidate pair Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga "Sandy" S. Uno, defeated incumbent Ahok-Djarot on April 19.
Both will be inaugurated in October to serve five-year terms.
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