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[h=1]New at the Helm of Indonesias Government: A Common Man
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Slumped back in a black swivel chair in Jakartas colonial-era governors office, Indonesias president-elect looked weary.
He does not take office until Monday, but already Joko Widodo faces a hostile opposition coalition in Parliament that has vowed to undermine him at every turn and threatened to investigate him for corruption. Depressing economic indicators include declining growth and an unexpected spike in unemployment, while a national fuel subsidy sucks tens of billions of dollars out of the countrys state budget. And no sooner does he take office than he is expected to attend four major international conferences, starting with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing.
But pushing aside a briefing paper, he broke into smile.
Look at my face, he said with a cackling laugh and a sudden burst of energy. Do I look worried?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/1...s-government-a-common-man.html?referrer=&_r=0
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Slumped back in a black swivel chair in Jakartas colonial-era governors office, Indonesias president-elect looked weary.
He does not take office until Monday, but already Joko Widodo faces a hostile opposition coalition in Parliament that has vowed to undermine him at every turn and threatened to investigate him for corruption. Depressing economic indicators include declining growth and an unexpected spike in unemployment, while a national fuel subsidy sucks tens of billions of dollars out of the countrys state budget. And no sooner does he take office than he is expected to attend four major international conferences, starting with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing.
But pushing aside a briefing paper, he broke into smile.
Look at my face, he said with a cackling laugh and a sudden burst of energy. Do I look worried?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/1...s-government-a-common-man.html?referrer=&_r=0
