Indonesia's president-elect and former army hardman Probowo promises not to implement military-style leadership

Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect, right, at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. More than 1,000 corporate and government leaders arrive in Qatar this week for an economic gathering in a city to which all roads have led over the past year. - Bloomberg

JAKARTA (Bernama) -- Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, has promised not to adopt a military-style approach in his leadership, stating that it is no longer relevant.

"I will be myself, sincerely," Prabowo was quoted as saying by the local news portal MetroTVNews when answering moderator questions in a plenary session at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha recently.