Asia | Politics in Indonesia
Look who’s back
A sweeping cabinet reshuffle installs an unloved former general
|JAKARTA
JOKO WIDODO, Indonesia’s president, universally known as Jokowi, reshuffled his cabinet on July 27th for the second time since taking office in late 2014. Although observers had expected only minor fiddling, he made big changes.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Look who’s back”
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