After reality check, Indonesia's 'new face' in politics seeks second term

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After reality check, Indonesia's 'new face' in politics seeks second term
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When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was elected five years ago, the former fur...

JAKARTA - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was elected five years ago, the former furniture salesman seemed to offer a clean break from the military and political elite that had clung to power since the fall of strongman ruler Suharto in 1998.

As president he was saddled with high expectations that he could fix a host of enduring issues in the sprawling archipelago, from tackling past human rights abuses to rooting out pervasive graft. “He was an ordinary person. And he still is,” she said, describing his weakness as a desire to accommodate the wishes of too many people.

Once president, as a political outsider, he faced accusations of being beholden to party backers, particularly those connected to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, led by former president Megawati Sukarnoputri.

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