Attending The Annual Session, Jokowi Wears Bangka Belitung Traditional Dress

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Widodo attended the MPR Annual Session and a joint session with the DPR and DPD.

Jokowi arrived at the parliament complex at around 08.58 WIB wearing a green Bangka Belitung traditional dress complete with a cover and headdress.

The President was accompanied by Iriana Joko Widodo, who wore a kebaya in a salmon color. Jokowi waved to the media crew then walked to the courtroom at the turtle building.

Previously, several figures arrived, such as PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri, NasDem Chairperson Surya Paloh.

MPR Chairman Bambang Soesatyo, and MPR Deputy Chair Yandri Susanto, and DPD Chair La Nyalla Mattalitti. Chairperson of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani.

Then a number of ministers attended, including Minister of ATR Hadi Tjahjanto, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate, Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir.

Also present were Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto. Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, and other Ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.

Today's event was listening to the introductory speech of the DPR-DPD Joint Session by the Chairperson of the DPR, Puan Maharani, and followed by a speech by President Joko Widodo in the context of submitting a report on the performance of state institutions and the speech of the 77th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

The event was resumed at 13.30 WIB with the opening speech of the First Session of the 2022-2023 Session which was delivered by the Chairman of the DPR and continued by President Jokowi's speech in the context of delivering an introduction/government statement on the Bill on the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 and its financial notes.