FILE PHOTO: Indonesia's Defence Minister and leading Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto talks to his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and current Surakarta's Mayor while delivering a speech as he claims victory after unofficial vote counts during an event showing the quick-count results of the general election in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
JAKARTA (Reuters) - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, then 27, had spent much of his life outside the limelight and "didn't agree with his father's decision to enter politics," said Andi Widjajanto, a former top adviser to Widodo. Gibran only showed up after his paternal grandmother twisted his arm.
