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No ballot since the countrys democratisation in 1998 has seen Indonesias intellectual elite get as politically involved as these presidential elections. The reason is this 53-year-old forestry engineer and furniture entrepreneur, who made a name for himself as a politician for the little people, first as mayor of the Central Javanese city of Surakarta and then, since 2012, as governor of the capital, Jakarta. His unannounced visits to poorer residential areas, traditional markets and fairs have helped Jokowi win the hearts of many simple Indonesians. He is seen as a hard worker and, above all, he is regarded as not corrupt... en.qantara.de/content/indonesian-presidential-elections-2014-populist-versus-autocrat
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:50:19 +0000

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