Indonesian capital gets a Christian governor

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl6DZmd4gk2CK7MKb4wLnTT6AFtoMTWNamlj-I-75ySayZYwjvaj37UlmUkvZcLINENVDyat4MC-X6ntidateph7Cz3hu9yjnND5ULqz5uyX70c5v6LalySWITQjjpm6voSzZ5gBy_uBL/s1600/Basuki+Tjahaja+Purnama.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl6DZmd4gk2CK7MKb4wLnTT6AFtoMTWNamlj-I-75ySayZYwjvaj37UlmUkvZcLINENVDyat4MC-X6ntidateph7Cz3hu9yjnND5ULqz5uyX70c5v6LalySWITQjjpm6voSzZ5gBy_uBL/s1600/Basuki+Tjahaja+Purnama.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (L) places a hand on a bible during his swearing-in at the Presidential palace in Jakarta, November 19, 2014. (Reuters) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Christian has been appointed governor of Indonesia’s Jakarta, the capital city of the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, the Associated Press reported.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Basuki Tjahaja Purnama’s is the city’s first Christian governor in 50 years, despite protest from Islamic hardliners who insisted the job be reserved for a Muslim.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Purnama, who took oath of office in a Wednesday ceremony conducted by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, is also the first ethnic Chinese to assume the role. </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /> Widodo is Puranma’s predecessor. The new governor had served as his deputy.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /> An outspoken figure, Purnama has a track record of combating graft and cutting red tape.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /> His installment as head of the city of 12 million people comes despite frequent street protests by Islamist groups, who say a Muslim should get the job.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Source: alarabiya.net </span></span>

Indonesian capital gets a Christian governor

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (L) places a hand on a bible during his swearing-in at the Presidential palace in Jakarta, Novemb...

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