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People take to the streets to celebrate Jokowi's inauguration
Tens of thousands of people on Monday flocked to the capitalâs major roads, occupying the west part of Jl
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span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Tens of thousands of people on Monday flocked to the capital's major roads, occupying the west part of Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin amid sweltering heat to celebrate the inauguration of the country's seventh president, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo.
Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla took an oath at the House of Representatives in Senayan, South Jakarta, at 10:15 a.m.
Various posters and banners -- some made by area companies -- with messages like 'Thank You [former president] SBY' and 'Welcome, Jokowi!' could be seen along the roads.
Teguh Riski, a 28-year-old insurance company employee, said he had been granted a break from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to join the celebration.
'This kind of people's party is unprecedented, so I want to witness it firsthand,' said Teguh, a native Jakartan.
Iin, a resident of Muara Angke, North Jakarta, acknowledged that he had made significant profits from selling hats.
