Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, best known by his moniker Jokowi, has never lost an election since he entered politics 15 years ago and quietly won the 2005 mayoral race in Solo, Central Java.
A hands-on approach focused on improving the lives of ordinary folk in his hometown saw him easily re-elected in 2010, and two years later leapfrogging more prominent politicians to become Jakarta governor.
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