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Ma'ruf Amin to serve as interim president until March 6
Based on the presidential decree, Ma'ruf is tasked with performing the day-to-day job of the president and would hand the power back to the President once the latter returns to the capital.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) is accompanied by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (right) when talking to the press at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in Jakarta on March 4, 2024 before the President's departure to Melbourne, Australia, to attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who is on a working visit to Australia for an ASEAN summit, has issued a presidential decree appointing Vice President Ma'ruf Amin as an interim president from March 4 to 6.
Based on the presidential decree, Ma'ruf is tasked with performing the day-to-day job of the president and will hand back power to Jokowi once he returns to the capital.
The decree also instructs Ma'ruf to consult with the President if he wants to implement new policies.
Jokowi arrived in Melbourne on Monday for an ASEAN Special Summit with the bloc’s Australian counterparts.
Clean energy cooperation and Beijing's aggressive stance in the South China Sea were tipped to dominate discussions.
Southeast Asia's hunger for energy is largely fed by fossil fuels, while Australia remains one of the world's biggest exporters of gas and polluting thermal coal.
Indonesia and the Philippines are two of the world's largest producers of nickel, a key ingredient in the production of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).
Another key battery metal, lithium, is found in vast quantities scattered throughout Australia.
Jakarta and Canberra have already started exploring how they could mesh these advantages to boost EV manufacturing.
