Dubbed by many as “Little Soeharto” or as the emblematic “Javanese King” for his employment of ingenious but concealed ploys to have his friends and rivals succumb to his reign, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has maneuvered to clip the influence of dissenting camps in his circle of power. Aside from fortifying the economic team and accommodating new party members of the ruling coalition, Wednesday’s Cabinet shake-up affecting 13 posts has particularly purged members of the dominating camps whose rivalries have largely led to public controversies. There are four competing camps in Jokowi’s corridors of power. They are led by Vice President Jusuf...
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