The inauguration of the winning presidential candidate pair is slated to take place on Oct. 20. They will succeed outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is Gibran’s father, and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin.

The pair had been set to be sworn into office in Nusantara, according to a statement in April by Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, who was recently appointed the interim head of the IKN Authority following the shock departure of his predecessor Bambang Susantono on June 3.

But People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Ahmad Muzani of Gerindra Party said on Friday that the inauguration of the elected pair would take place at the legislative complex in Jakarta instead.

Asked about the reason behind the change of plan, he answered shortly, as quoted by tempo.co: “The inauguration is in Senayan, the ceremony is in the IKN.”

He referred to the Independence Day ceremony on Aug. 17, which is expected to be the inauguration of the new city and mark the transfer of capital status from Jakarta to Nusantara.

The ceremony is still reportedly scheduled to be held in Nusantara, with both Jokowi and Prabowo attending from East Kalimantan while Ma’ruf and his successor Gibran are to attend by video conference from Jakarta.

The location of the new president’s inauguration was a topic of discussion at the House of Representatives in April, as the 1945 Constitution requires the president to be inaugurated in the country’s capital.

The Jakarta Special Designation Law was enacted in March, setting into motion the process for the relocation of the capital. But Jakarta remains the nation’s capital until the President signs a decree to mark the official relocation of the capital to Nusantara, as stipulated in Article 63 of the law.

While Jokowi has not yet issued the decree, he hinted that the newly inaugurated president could sign the order instead. (rad)