Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto calls on nation to be ‘courageous’

JAKARTA — Prabowo Subianto urged Indonesians to be “courageous” to overcome the country's “obstacles, challenges and threats,” but after being sworn in as the eighth president of Southeast Asia's largest economy, he urged people to be civil in resolving their differences. on sunday.

In an emotional 50-minute speech to more than 1,000 people in Indonesia's parliament after being sworn in alongside Vice President Jibran Rakabuming Raka, the 73-year-old former general also vowed to work for the interests of the entire nation. 274 million people, not just those who voted for him.