Jokowi passed the biggest test of his presidency so far.
In his first month, he traveled to Beijing, Naypyitaw and Brisbane, Australia, for a series of summits and meetings with world leaders, including Xi Jinping of China and Barack Obama of the US. He defied the early public image of him as a domestic-issues president who cares little about foreign policy.
His Cabinet members have also been doing their part, reaching out to members of the public and doing their share of blusukan (impromptu visits), Jokowi’s trademark practice of talking to and listening directly to the people. The American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia managed to bring six top Cabinet members to talk to potential investors at a conference in Jakarta.
In their first month, Jokowi and his team lived up to their name as the Working Cabinet, as well as their motto of “work, work, work”, delivering a few early results.
By contrast, the House, which was inaugurated on Oct. 1, began working only last week after weeks of infighting over the distribution of top seats between the different political parties. Jokowi’s detractors in the House have not been able to block any of his reform programs.
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