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Gubernatorial inauguration: Route and schedule
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This cartoon illustrates the serious challenges Anies and Sandiaga are up against, primarily because their predecessors set the bar high. (JP/Budhi Button)
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akarta’s new governor Anies Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno will begin their term on Monday by traveling to the State Palace to be inaugurated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
Anies, who lives in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, will depart at 12:30 p.m. from his house to the Sunda Kelapa Mosque in Menteng, Central Jakarta, where he will meet Sandiaga, who lives in Pulogebang, East Jakarta, before the pair continue to the State Palace.
The pair's journey will be broadcast live on tvOne.
From the historic Islamic mosque, their entourage is scheduled to head to the palace at 2 p.m., traveling by way of Sunda Kelapa, Taman Suropati, Teuku Umar, Cut Meutia, Menteng Raya and Gambir.
They are expected to arrive at the palace before 4 p.m., when the inauguration ceremony will take place, after which the newly inaugurated gubernatorial pair will head to the City Hall, where they will sign a formal handover of office.
At 7 p.m., Anies will deliver his first speech as governor to the City Councilors at the office of the Jakarta Regional Council.
No media interviews will be conducted on the occasion, and the two leaders will deliver their political speeches after the pesta rakyat (public celebration) scheduled at City Hall in the evening.
Former Jakarta governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat will not be available to attend the ceremony or celebration, as he has departed on a planned family holiday to Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara.
“Pak Djarot departed this morning,” Monang, Djarot's personal assistant, was quoted as saying on Monday by kompas.com. (fac)
