Prabowo swears in 961 regional heads-elect at mass ceremony


Regional heads-elect in ceremonial dress stand in orderly lines on Feb 20, 2025, prior to their inauguration by President Prabowo Subianto at the presidential palace complex in Central Jakarta. - Antara

JAKARTA: A ceremony on Thursday (Feb 20) saw 961 regional heads-elect who won the 2024 elections in November take their oaths of office, marking the start of their five-year terms in their respective regions.

Donning white ceremonial dress, governors, regents, mayors and their deputies joined a parade, led by a marching band, and walked from the National Monument (Monas) to the presidential palace compound just opposite Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara in Central Jakarta to attend the inauguration ceremony officiated by President Prabowo Subianto.

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