Swearing in of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

(20 Oct 2004) SHOTLIST

1. Wide shot parliament building
2. Various parliament members arriving
3. Australian Prime Minister John Howard arriving
4. East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Bin Amude arriving
5. Taufik Kiemas, husband of outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri
6. Sultan of Brunei arriving
7. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi arriving
8. New Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arriving
9. Various President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in hall
10. Cutaway audience
11. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono seated
12. Wide shot hall
13. Close up President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
14. Assembly speaker opening session
15. Audience
16. Wide shot President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reading oath of office
17. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesia) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian President:
"In the name of Allah I swear to fulfil the presidential duties as well and as justly as possible. I will follow the constitution and obey all laws and regulations fully. I will dedicate myself to the nation."
18. Various audience listening
19. Vice president Jusuf Kabeing being sworn in
20. Various world leaders
21. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signing inauguration document
22. Various audience clapping
23. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaving hall
24. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with his wife Kristiani Herawati waving to reporters
25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pramono Anung, Spokesman fo Megawati Sukarnoputri:
"I think it's clear the message of Megawarti. She already prepared everything in the palace. It's now ready to be used for the new president, we give congratulations to the new president (translation) and vice president (translation)."
26. Various protestors outside presidential compound
27. Various of banners reading "Demand: Military to be pulled out of Aceh"
28. Presidential motorcade

STORYLINE:

Retired General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in as Indonesia's sixth president after winning the country's first-ever direct elections for head of state..

"In the name of God, I swear that as the president of the Republic of Indonesia I will uphold the law and the constitution ... and serve the nation," he told the country's parliament and guests.

An Islamic leader held a copy of Islam's holy book, the Quran, over Yudhoyono's head as he made the oath.

The prime ministers of Australia, Malaysia, East Timor and Singapore attended the ceremony in a regional show of support for Yudhoyono. It was the first time that foreign leaders had witnesses the swearing in of a new Indonesian president.

Yudhoyono took over from Megawati Sukarnoputri, the eldest daughter of Indonesia's founding father Sukarno. Megawati was punished by voters in the September 20 elections for her aloof governing style and ineffective leadership.

She did not attend the swearing-in ceremony, something widely seen as a snub to Yudhoyono, who served in her Cabinet as security minister.

Her spokesman congratulated the new president and said the presidential palace was ready for him.

Later on Wednesday, Yudhoyono is scheduled to name his Cabinet.

The 55-year-old Yudhoyono begins his five-year term amid high expectations that he can fix the many problems that saddle the world's most populous Muslim country, among them rising Islamic militancy, massive poverty and widespread corruption.

Financial markets are awaiting the Cabinet line-up to gauge his commitment to rooting out corruption and fixing the country's economic woes - two key campaign pledges.

Fighting terrorism will also be high on his list of priorities.




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