First inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

First presidential inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono taking his presidential oath in 2004
Date20 October 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-20)
LocationParliamentary Complex, Jakarta
Organized byPeople's Consultative Assembly
ParticipantsSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
6th President of Indonesia
Jusuf Kalla
10th Vice President of Indonesia
— Assuming office

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On Wednesday, 20 October 2004, President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (better known by his initials as "SBY") was inaugurated as the 6th president of Indonesia. Yudhoyono was the first democratically direct-elected president of Indonesia, after previous presidents was elected by the People's Consultative Assembly.[1]

Yudhoyono took his oath in the Parliamentary Complex in Jakarta. This ceremony marked the commencement of the first five-year term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as president and first non-consecutive term of Jusuf Kalla as vice president.[2] Both were sworn in after winning the second round of the presidential election on 20 September 2004.[3]

Background

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Further information: 2004 Indonesian presidential election
See also: Impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid § Aftermath
The rapid rise in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (center) popularity helped the Democratic Party garner 7.45% of votes during the April 2004 legislative election.[4]

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was nominated for vice president after the MPR selected Megawati to succeed Abdurrahman Wahid by F-KKI,[5] but he lost the election to PPP Chairman Hamzah Haz and DPR Speaker Akbar Tanjung.[6][7] He reprised his prior cabinet position in Megawati's administration but resigned on 1 March 2004 to join the race for the presidency.[8] The Democratic Party, established as a vehicle for Yudhoyono's political career by secular nationalists who saw the potential of his leadership,[6] received 7.45% of votes and 10% of DPR seats in the April legislative election.[9]

Yudhoyono's running mate was Jusuf Kalla, a Buginese businessman and member of Golkar who served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare under Megawati.[10] Kalla joined Golkar's selection process for the party's presidential nominee in August 2003 but withdrew his candidacy days before the party convention the following April.[11][12] Several days later, he resigned his cabinet position and announced his alliance with Yudhoyono.[10]

Second round of the election

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Yudhoyono-Kalla gained 33,57% votes in the first round of the election.[13][14] However, the requirements for winning the election is to gain at least 50% of the votes, this made Yudhoyono and Kalla must participate in the second round. On 20 September 2004, Yudhoyono-Kalla won 69,266,350 votes or 60.62% in the second round of the election beating Megawati-Hasyim.[13][15] Yudhoyono and Kalla was Inaugurated on 20 October 2004.[1]

Inaugural event

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The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session with the agenda for the Inauguration of the elected President and Vice President for the 2004-2009 period was held at 10:20 Western Indonesia Time (UTC +7).[16] The session was chaired by the Chairperson of the MPR, Hidayat Nur Wahid. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla were sworn in at the DPR/MPR Building, on October 20, 2004.[1] Yudhoyono and Kalla read out his oath of office in front of 611 out of 678 MPR RI members who were present.[17] President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice-president Hamzah Haz did not attend the inaugural event.[18][19]

Foreign guests

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It was the first time that foreign leaders had witnessed the swearing in of a new Indonesian president and vice-president.[20][19] This is the list of foreign leaders who attended Yudhoyono's inauguration:

References

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  1. ^ a b c MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 89.
  2. ^ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ Panca Prabowo (19 October 2019). "Ini Presiden pilihan rakyat". Antaranews.com. Antaranews. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 56
  5. ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 66.
  6. ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 23
  7. ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 67.
  8. ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 72
  9. ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 22
  10. ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 73
  11. ^ "Wiranto dan Kalla Maju, Agum Gumelar Mundur". Kompas (in Indonesian). 7 August 2003. Archived from the original on 8 August 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Kalla Mundur Sebelum Konvensi". Radar Sulteng (in Indonesian). 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  13. ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 107
  14. ^ "Sejarah Pemilu 2004: Pertama Kali Rakyat Memilih Langsung Presiden". Tirto. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Hasil Perhitungan Suara Sah Pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Menurut Provinsi Tahun 2004 , 2009 , 2014, 2019". Statistics Indonesia. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. ^ "SBY dilantik, jalan berat di depan". BBC Indonesia. BBC. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Megawati Tak Hadiri Pelantikan SBY & Tidak Mengucapkan Selamat". Tirto.id. Tirto. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 121
  20. ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 90.

Bibliography

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