Elected mayor not yet sworn in

Elected mayor not yet sworn in

CIREBON, West Java: The swearing-in ceremony of the elected Cirebon mayor, Subardi, and his deputy, Agus Alwafier, was delayed indefinitely from Monday due to the reported absence of formal approval from Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno.

The inauguration should have taken place on Monday at the Cirebon legislative council.

"Today (Monday) there will be no inauguration of the Cirebon mayor and his deputy though it had previously been put on the agenda. I don't know what's the reason and when it will take place," councillor Enang Iman Gana said.

However, he said the delay followed the fact that the council had yet to obtain a formal endorsement from the home affairs minister.

To prevent the mayoralty administration from grinding to a halt, he said, an acting mayor would be installed until the elected mayor was sworn in.

Enang said local legislators were discussing the appointment of an acting mayor. --Antara