Two years ago, slum-born Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was elected Indonesia’s President, becoming the first leader elected outside of the country’s narrow political and military elite. The kindly ...

At the peak of his power but unable to contest next year's presidential election, Indonesia's wildly popular leader, Joko Widodo, is hedging his bets between the top two candidates and nurturing a ...

Speculation continues to mount over the health of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as government officials remain tight-lipped and offer little clarity about the medical care typically ...

His name is not on the ballot, but Indonesia's wildly popular President Joko Widodo, or "Jokowi", looms large over Wednesday's election in the world's third-largest democracy, and nowhere more ...

In my next post on the Jokowi years, I’ll examine how the promise of 2014 curdled. This publication is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.

Ganjar Pranowo—who is backed by the PDI-P, Jokowi’s political party, notwithstanding the president’s apparent preference for Mr Prabowo—is running a close second.

A NasDem Party politician has called on former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to step back from politics, saying he should follow the example of his predecessors who chose a quieter life after ...

How and why does Jokowi leave this legacy? How did a man who was once seen as a “ new hope ” for Indonesian democracy end up here? The answer is part of a global story that has become broadly ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has confirmed plans for another cabinet change amid fraying ties between two major parties in the ruling coalition ahead of the presidential elections next year.

JAKARTA: Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (pic) is set to challenge two lawsuits against him this week pertaining to the authenticity of his academic credentials and the production of locally ...

JAKARTA: Six months after stepping down from the nation's top post, former president Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has been the target of a barrage of lawsuits, which analysts say underscores the ...

Asia Jokowi’s 'meddling' admission in Indonesia's presidential polls raises political issues but not against the law President Joko Widodo’s second and last term in office will end in October ...