Jokowi has been a poor guardian of Indonesia’s democracy

Jokowi has been a poor guardian of Indonesia's democracy Jokowi has been a poor guardian of Indonesia's democracy

Johannes Nugroho is a journalist and political analyst based in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Joko Widodo’s election as president in 2014 should have heralded a new era of progress, democratization and social justice for Indonesia. Instead, as he prepares to hand over power to his former nemesis Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 20, his two terms are ending on an anticlimax.