Indonesia's President Joko Widodo was sworn in for a second term on Sunday, as helicopters flew overhead and troops kept watch in the capital Jakarta -- days after Islamist militants tried to assassinate his top security minister. Several thousand supporters, many wearing T-shirts bearing the leader's image, watched the ceremony on a big screen near Jakarta's national monument. But his leadership has been under mounting criticism after a wave of crises that threaten to cast a shadow over his final term. It marked a stark reversal of fortune just months after Jokowi scored a thumping re-election victory against a former military general. Choosing conservative cleric Amin as vice president has also thrown Indonesia's reputation for tolerant Islam into question.

Source: Mint October 20, 2019 15:33 UTC