October 20, 2009 5:51 PM

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Yudhoyono head starts for a second term

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in as Indonesia's president after winning a second five-year term. He was sworn in today in a ceremony in the national assembly in Jakarta. Yudhoyono won a resounding victory at the polls in July. He has promised to crack down on corruption, boost infrastructure spending to unlock economic potential and advance bureaucratic reform. All eyes now turn to the announcement of the new cabinet tomorrow, after months of behind-the-scenes political horse-trading.

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