A wealthy former general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated Sunday as the nation's new leader.

Retired General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in on Sunday as the president of Indonesia, the world's third-biggest democracy with the largest economy in Southeast Asia.

The former general won 96 million votes—the most ever for a single candidate anywhere in recorded history—in a landslide presidential election in February.

Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, has won Indonesia's presidential election. Previously associated with controversial actions and unproven rights abuse allegations, he now assumes a more statesmanlike persona.

The first time Prabowo Subianto lost a presidential bid, he claimed there had been "massive" fraud. The second time, the former special forces commander initially said he did not accept the election results,

The Jakarta police will deploy nearly 6,800 personnel to secure the inauguration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, scheduled to take place on October 20.

Retired General Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in on Sunday as the president of Indonesia, the world's third-biggest democracy with the largest economy in Southeast Asia. The following is a summary of Prabowo's policy pledges: BOOSTING GROWTH Prabowo has set a target to accelerate economic growth to 8%,