In October 2014, Joko Widodo was inaugurated the seventh President of the country, marking his ninth year in politics. Widodo, also known as “Jokowi”, came to politics in 2005 as the 16th Mayor of Surakarta. In 2012, he went on to serve as Governor of Jakarta for two years and was then named president-elect in July 2014. Jokowi, known as “the people’s president” – plans to offer free health care and 12 years of schooling to every Indonesian. Although many … [Read more...] about Competition grows in Indonesia