As Indonesia’s Parties Scramble, Jokowi Won’t Commit to Re-Election Bid
- Campaigning will start soon for election due in 2019
- Jokowi faces rising tensions with hardline Islamic groups
Jokowi Says He's Concentrating on the Job
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Even as four political parties throw their weight behind Joko Widodo running for re-election, Indonesia’s president isn’t committing.
While the election in Southeast Asia’s largest economy won’t be held until April 2019, parties are already gearing up for what will be a lengthy -- and potentially divisive -- campaign. A early test of the staying power of Widodo, known as Jokowi, will be local elections in June next year.