It was always a foregone conclusion in Indonesia that President Joko Widodo would seek a second term.
The declaration by the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) last Friday to nominate him as their presidential candidate for the election in April next year was merely another formality.
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