Analysis-A decade of Jokowi: Indonesia's democracy icon leaves illiberal legacy, critics say


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  • Monday, 14 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, wearing traditional Jakarta outfit, delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. Tatan Syuflana/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head.

At the time Jokowi - as the president is known - symbolised democracy and change, embodying the hope of a better, cleaner Indonesia.

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