Widodo Sworn in as Indonesia President as Lineup Awaited

Former Jakarta governor Joko Widodo was sworn in as Indonesia’s seventh president, inheriting an economy growing at its slowest pace since 2009 that he has pledged to boost through reforms such as raising fuel prices.

Widodo, 53, abandoned his suit jacket, red tie and presidential limousine to break with tradition and ride in the midday heat down Jakarta’s main thoroughfare in a horse-drawn open carriage, surrounded by a crowd of thousands, to his new home at the palace. He was earlier inaugurated at the parliament, where he faces an opposition that holds the bulk of seats and may try to obstruct his policies for Southeast Asia’s largest economy.