The Peril of Jokowi's Political Dynasty

Kaesang Pangarep's plan to stand in the local election in Depok represents an expansion of Jokowi's political dynasty. Is this a strategy to retain power?

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July 3, 2023

GIBRAN Rakabuming Raka, Bobby Nasution, and most recently Kaesang Pangarep should have taken a lesson from Joko Widodo when embarking on their political careers.

Although he became mayor, governor and finally president, Jokowi started from nothing. He was not a party man, did not come from the family of a president, was not a member of the military or the owner of a media group and was not part of the bureaucracy – to name the factors that

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