Politically, the still-young presidency of Indonesia’s Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has already had at least three acts – one promising, one disappointing and one somewhat hopeful. But they all remain fundamentally prologue. In the first act, a young leader emerges from rural Java and upends Indonesian politics by going from modest businessman to small-city mayor to governor of Jakarta and then president. He infuses his supporters with hope for a better day free of the corruption, mismanagement and lost opportunities that have held Indonesia back.
Indonesia’s Jokowi Show
Indonesia’s Jokowi Show
Indonesia’s Jokowi Show
Politically, the still-young presidency of Indonesia’s Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has already had at least three acts – one promising, one disappointing and one somewhat hopeful. But they all remain fundamentally prologue. In the first act, a young leader emerges from rural Java and upends Indonesian politics by going from modest businessman to small-city mayor to governor of Jakarta and then president. He infuses his supporters with hope for a better day free of the corruption, mismanagement and lost opportunities that have held Indonesia back.
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