How Will Jokowi’s Legacy Impact Indonesia’s Presidential Election? | Insight | Full Episode

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is handing over the reins, even as his popularity remains high. During his term, Jokowi has started many economic and infrastructure projects, and raised Indonesia’s international profile. At the same time, issues of inequality, corruption and tensions over Chinese investments remain. Unusually, the outgoing president appears to be quite involved in the upcoming race, with some observers seeing favour towards one candidate. Will President Jokowi play kingmaker in the choice of his successor? And will the next president pick up where Jokowi has left off, or take Indonesia in a different direction? 00:00 Introduction 02:25 World’s largest single-day election on 14 Feb 2024 05:10 Why Joko Widodo’s approval ratings remain high 09:26 Controversy around Jokowi’s son as Vice-Presidential Candidate 11:29 Jokowi’s popular infrastructure projects 16:42 Controversies around infrastructure projects? 23:33 Widodo’s track record on religious freedom 32:08 Widodo’s track record on tackling corruption 34:44 Indonesia’s foreign policy under Widodo 36:48 Who is ahead in the polls? 39:33 Contenders’ political baggage 43:48 What happens if no candidate wins 50%? =============== ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ========================== #CNAInsider #CNAInsight #Indonesia #Jokowi #President #Infrastructure #Legacy For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: Facebook: Website: