The newly inaugurated president of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto has pledged to be a lead everyone with sincerity and without being biased, irrespective of whom they voted for.
Speaking at his maiden speech on Sunday October 20th after he was sworn in, the new president promised to work for all Indonesians putting their interests above all else. 
“I will lead the Indonesian government with sincerity, prioritizing the interests of all Indonesian people, including those who did not vote for us.
“I will lead above all groups, and put aside our personal interests,” Mr Prabowo said at the Parliament complex in Jakarta.
He encouraged the citizens to be brave and work alongside him in tackling challenges such as eradicating corruption, poverty as well as making Indonesia self-sufficient in areas such as energy.
“We have to become a nation that is brave and not afraid of challenges, obstacles, threats, our history is a history full of heroism, sacrifice, courage. A brave nation is one that makes the impossible possible.” He stated.
Mr Prabowo was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president at a ceremony attended by his predecessor Joko Widodo, who is Mr Gibran’s father, as well as Indonesia’s sixth president, Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
In his 50-minute speech, Mr Prabowo said the country needs an atmosphere of togetherness and unity. “We need collaboration and cooperation, not prolonged bickering. We need wise leaders.” 
Citing himself and Mr Widodo as an example who were rivals during the 2014 and 2019 elections, adding that they made peace with the rivalry and he even joined the latter’s Cabinet in 2019 as Defence Minister.  
“Now I am the winner and I invite all parties to unite,” Mr Prabowo said as the outgoing President Jokowi looked on, assuring his predecessor of continuity, he disclosed that the country must continue with downstreaming, which is a policy introduced by Mr Widodo, which refers to the process of producing added-value products locally from minerals instead of exporting raw minerals abroad that would be economically more profitable for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Present at the occasion were over 30 heads of states and foreign dignitaries including Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.