Jokowi, Indonesia's kingmaker, works to keep influence after election
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko"Jokowi" Widodo is greeted by Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong, China, April 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
But deepening Indonesia's patronage and dynastic politics would be at odds with democratic reforms the world's third-largest democracy has achieved since throwing off authoritarian rule a quarter-century ago, analysts say. In August, Jokowi abruptly summoned the head of Golkar, Indonesia's second-largest parliamentary party, to the palace, and instructed him to endorse Prabowo, even though the party had been poised to declare support for Ganjar, four sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said.Days later Golkar and PAN announced support for Prabowo, giving him the largest party support base.
"I whispered to him, 'After you're inaugurated - a day after you're inaugurated - you have to take care of food self-sufficiency. Don't take too long'," Jokowi said. Jokowi was elected in part because he was seen as independent from the Suharto-era old guard, while Prabowo is Suharto's ex son-in-law and the former head of the special forces.
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