Dewi Anggraeni*

Does personality, combined with some X factor, have a role in 21st century politics? In Indonesia and Australia, the answer is yes.

When it comes to success with flying colors, we don't have to look further than new Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and his deputy Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known affectionately as Jokowi and Ahok, respectively. Of course neither of them merely rides their personalities and X factors. Both men formulate clear