Former Jakarta administrator-turned-State Palace insider Heru Budi Hartono officially assumed his role as the capital’s caretaker governor on Monday, beginning a lengthy term that could run into 2024.

However, analysts are unconvinced he will make much of a mark in the post-Anies Baswedan era, as they see him more as leading a transitional period for a city about to lose its status as Indonesia’s capital.

“From the three names submitted by the Jakarta City Council, the President, together with several ministers and other heads of government institutions, selected Heru as Jakarta’s interim governor,” Home Minister Tito Karnavian said when inaugurating Heru.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Fikri Harish (The Jakarta Post)

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