President Joko Widodo's second term has witnessed the rise of a "new oligarchy" in which a new group of businessmen and politicians has taken up strategic positions in the power circle, with broad political and business connections. At the same time, some senior politicians have fallen into eclipse, with their influence fading.
Joko, known as Jokowi, be…
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