Following a failed lawsuit from his opponent Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa, he was officially inaugurated on 20 October 2014, becoming the seventh President of Indonesia.
Setelah gugatan yang gagal dari lawannya Prabowo Subianto dan Hatta Rajasa, dia secara resmi dilantik pada tanggal 20 Oktober 2014, menjadi Presiden Indonesia ketujuh.