President Joko Widodo has run Indonesia since 2014 without the graft scandals that dogged his predecessors. He's now asking voters to do it again.
JAKARTA, Indonesia—President Joko Widodo parlayed a career as a furniture salesman into a new type of Indonesian politician, one without ties to the military or the ruling elite who also could connect with ordinary folks.
Now, after steering Indonesia since 2014 without the corruption scandals that dogged his predecessors, Mr. Widodo is trying to convince voters in this fourth most populous nation of 260 million people to award him a second, five-year term on Wednesday. That is despite a shortfall in economic growth, persistent...
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