JakartaPost-Oct 28, 2024
President Prabowo Subianto is committed to completing Indonesia’s future capital city Nusantara (IKN) project within four years, he told his cabinet on the second day of a military-style retreat in Magelang, Central Java. This was revealed by Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni, who shared details of Prabowo’s plan to position the new city as the nation’s “political capital” by 2028. The goal is to finish the executive, legislative and judiciary compounds, enabling the annual joint legislative sessions to be held there by August 2028, Raja Juli said in a post on Instagram late on Saturday, republished by Kompas.com. The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) politician further noted that Prabowo wishes to hold the inauguration of the president and vice president in 2029 at the new capital, completing the transition from Jakarta. The plan underscores a continuation of the multi-year relocation initiative launched by the previous government.
After decades of debate, former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took the plunge in 2019 by announcing the relocation plan, aiming to reduce Jakarta’s urban strain and spur economic growth in Kalimantan and elsewhere. The initial phase of the project was targeted for completion by 2045, with the IKN Authority outlining plans to develop critical ecosystems around the city site, focusing first on essential public facilities and infrastructure. Prabowo’s commitment, however, suggests an accelerated timeline, seeking to establish a functional political center in a matter of years. Read more at:
