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Jokowi to inaugurate new palace in Nusantara this week
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo walks to his chair ahead of the final cabinet meeting at the Garuda Palace in Nusantara, North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan, on Sept. 13, 2024. (Antara/M Risyal Hidayat)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo plans to inaugurate the State Palace at Indonesia's planned future capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan on Friday, less than two weeks before he leaves office, an aide has said.
“There are events scheduled for Friday in [Nusantara], including groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies for several infrastructure projects. That includes [the inauguration of] the State Palace,” presidential expert staffer Ari Dwipayana said on Wednesday, as quoted by kompas.com.
The State Palace is one of two presidential palaces in Nusantara, with the other being Garuda Palace.
Jokowi has been seeking to reassure the public that his legacy project remains on track despite slow progress and missed deadlines.
While the government is still rushing to complete infrastructure projects in Nusantara, a presidential decree on the formal transfer of the capital from Jakarta to Nusantara has yet to be issued.
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Jokowi is expected to leave it to his successor, Prabowo Subianto, to sign the decree. Critics perceive the president-elect as less interested in investing in Nusantara despite voicing his commitment to the project on multiple occasions.
