A knife attack by an Islamic militant couple against his security minister on Oct. 10 prompted a security crackdown for Widodo’s second inauguration. Army troops and police, along with armored vehicles, firetrucks and ambulances, were deployed across Jakarta and major roads were closed. In a reflection of his popularity, he has nearly 26 million followers on Instagram and more than 12 million on Twitter. Widodo was sworn in with his new vice president, Ma’ruf Amin, one of the most important religious figures in Indonesia. Amin was chairman of Majelis Ulama Indonesia, the country’s council of Islamic leaders, and supreme leader of Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest Muslim organization.

Source: Washington Post October 21, 2019 01:07 UTC