Jokowi - Ma'ruf Amin Inaugurated As President And Vice President Of Indonesia In Today's Memory, October 20, 2019

Jokowi and Ma'ruf Amin after being appointed as President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia at the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Jakarta on October 20, 2019. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, five years ago, October 20, 2019, Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'ruf Amin was officially inaugurated as the new President and Vice President of Indonesia. The inauguration was filled with optimism that Indonesia during the Jokowi-Ma'ruf administration would develop and progress.

Previously, the 2019 presidential election was Jokowi's event again challenged by Prabowo Subianto. The election was tight. Prabowo even claimed victory.

The 2019 presidential election is considered by many to be easy to guess. Candidates for presidential candidates who will advance are not far from Jokowi and Prabowo. Sure enough, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) again nominated Jokowi. While the Gerindra Party has again championed its chairman, Prabowo Subianto.

The two of them began to look for the right companion. Various names were prepared. However, each option brought a surprise. Jokowi's camp began to win Mahfud MD. At its peak they chose Ma'ruf Amin as vice president.

Prabowo's camp is even more. Prabowo initially invited Anies Baswedan, then Ustaz Abdul Somad. The final choice fell to Sandiaga Uno. The declaration of the presidential and vice presidential pairs was made.

The declaration is considered the opening gong of the party machines to work. Campaigns began to be prepared. each began to create a flagship program promise. A decisive day also occurred on April 7, 2019. Indonesian people flocked to the TPS.

They also chose the presidential and vice presidential candidates according to their respective consciences. The results via quick calculations revealed that Jokowi-Ma'ruf was the winner. However, the victory was sanctioned by the Prabowo-Sandi camp.

They also celebrated their gratitude as a form of winning the 2019 presidential election. Prabowo-Sandi did not believe in the survey agency. They are confident that the results of the calculations of volunteers prove they won.

This condition made Jokowi and Prabowo wait for the official results from the KPU only on May 21, 2019. The result in fact decided that Jokowi-Ma'ruf appeared as the winner with 55.50 percent defeating Prabowo-Sandi who only got 44.50 percent of the votes. Prabowo-Sandi had brought the presidential election dispute to the Constitutional Court, but was rejected.

"As a Muslim, I want to close by singing takbir and after that prostrate with gratitude. All my friends defended us, the Catholics, Protestants, Hindus, Buddhists, we mostly want to glorify Allah SWT. Based on the results of the real count we have won 62 percent," Prabowo said while celebrating the victory as quoted by the CNN page, April 17, 2019.

Jokowi-Ma'ruf's status was also President and Vice President of Indonesia was elected. Both are also busy preparing new cabinet members. Dismantling the pairs of ministerial candidates is carried out. Both want to realize the narrative of advanced Indonesia.

Ulam's beloved pinnacle arrived. Jokowi-Ma'ruf was finally officially inaugurated as President and Vice President of Indonesia in the 2019-2024 era at the Nusantara Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta on October 20, 2019.

The inauguration became Jokowi-Ma'ruf's new hope in building Indonesia in a better direction. Jokowi also invited the government to die soon. he considered it was time for Indonesian leaders to start adopting new ways in running government bureaucracy.

"Our dream is that in 2045, Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product will reach 7 trillion US dollars. Indonesia has entered the top five world economies with poverty approaching zero percent. We have to get there."

"In a world full of risks, which is very dynamic, and competitive, we must continue to develop new ways, new values. Don't let us get caught up in a monotonous routine," added Jokowi in his speech as quoted by the State Secretariat website, October 20, 2019.