Widodo’s First Test Looms With Indonesia Cabinet Choices
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo faces his first test as leader of Southeast Asia’s largest economy, with scrutiny turning to the formation of his cabinet after the former Jakarta governor was sworn in yesterday.
The ministers picked by Widodo, known as Jokowi, will show how resilient he is to political demands as he seeks to fulfill promises to cut fuel subsidies, reduce bureaucracy, curb corruption and build infrastructure. Indonesia’s seventh president inherits an economy growing at its slowest pace since 2009 and a current-account deficit that’s hurt the rupiah. Jokowi said today he will announce the cabinet soon.