At this time a year ago, President Joko Widodo had ample reasons to feel good about his political position and Indonesia's outlook for 2020.
Last year, he won re-election with a wider margin, then controversially put combative two-time electoral opponent Prabowo Subianto in his new Cabinet - fostering political stability after violent post-election protests by Prabowo supporters.
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