PRESIDENT Joko Widodo and Puan Maharani’s closeness has been evident during their official visits over the past month. Puan, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker, has accompanied Jokowi to the regions at least twice.

On September 21, Jokowi and Puan visited Krakatau Steel’s steelworks in Serang, Banten. They also visited State High School 4 to observe the student vaccination program. Jokowi asked the Indonesian Democratic Party of