President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took the oath of Ahmad Riza Patria, a politician from Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party, as the new vice governor of Jakarta. The President also sworn in Benny Ramdhani, a politician from Oesman Sapta Odang’s (OSO) Hanura Party, as the new head the State Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI), and I Dewa Kade Wiarsa Raka Sandi as a new commissioner of the General Election Commission (KPU) to replace Wahyu Setiawan. In the meantime, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appoints its new deputy for enforcement, while the Commander of the Indonesia Military (TNI) Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto made another round of job rotation affecting 329 high-ranking officers, including the son of former Vice President General (ret) Try Sutrisno.

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