Former military general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia's president, heralding the creation of the country's largest government since the 1960s.
The 73-year-old, who faced allegations of human rights abuses for decades, was sworn in as the country's eighth president on Sunday.
It marks the end of an era under former leader Joko Widodo, known locally as Jokowi, who presided over a decade of economic growth and infrastructure development.
After twice failing to become president, Prabowo finally succeeded in ascending to the top office after winning more than 58% of the vote in February's election, against two rivals.
In his inauguration speech on Sunday, Prabowo pledged to eradicate corruption and poverty and said he would be the president of all Indonesians.
“We must always understand that a free nation is where people are free,” the president said in a fiery speech that lasted nearly an hour.
“They must be freed from fear, poverty, hunger, ignorance, oppression and suffering.”
He was sworn in with his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Jokowi's eldest son.
Later on Sunday, Prabowo appointed 48 ministers and 58 deputy ministers, compared to 34 ministers and 30 deputy ministers under Jokowi.
These include the reappointment of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, a sign of political continuity in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
“The challenges, obstacles and threats that Indonesia faces against the backdrop of global dynamics and turmoil are not light things,” Prabowo said.
These renewals show that Prabowo “does not want to take new risks”, political scientist Burhanuddin Muhtadi told Reuters.
“That’s why he chose key figures who served under Jokowi,” he said.
Some observers have expressed concern that expanded government would be ineffective. A “big cabinet” can lengthen and complicate bureaucracy, public policy expert Lina Miftahul Jannah told BBC Indonesia.
Reorganizing the various ministries would also require a lot of resources. “It’s expensive, in the sense that it’s not just the money spent, but also the energy,” she said.
The cabinet will be sworn in later Monday.
They will launch the administration with a three-day retreat at a military academy in Central Java.
Ministers and their deputies will sleep in tents, and the retreat aims to strengthen ties within the cabinet and help members understand Prabowo's vision, Reuters cited Migrant Protection Minister Abdul Kadir Karding as saying.
Additional reporting from BBC Indonesia
