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An Islamic cleric holds a holy book of Quran over the head of the newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia , Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
An Islamic cleric holds a holy book of Quran over the head of the newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia , Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir talks to journalist after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir talks to journalist after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago talks to journalists after swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia , Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago talks to journalists after swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia , Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir talks to journalists after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia's newly-appointed minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir talks to journalists after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
An Islamic cleric holds a holy book of Quran over the head of the newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago, center, and minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir, right, during a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
An Islamic cleric holds a holy book of Quran over the head of the newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago, center, and minister of youth and sports Erick Thohir, right, during a swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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