Jokowi’s Sea of Troubles

A month and a half before Indonesia’s president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo takes office, he already faces considerable headwinds and is not getting much cooperation from outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who leaves office on October 20.

Last week, Yudhoyono refused to cut fuel subsidies, a political third rail that Jokowi had asked for help ov…