JAKARTA―Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Oct. 20 for a second five-year term leading the world’s third-biggest democracy, after an election dominated by economic issues but also the growing influence of different Islamic groups.
Widodo, 58, has pledged to cut red tape and keep building infrastructure to underpin growth in southeast Asia’s largest economy, but also made improving education a top priority to encourage investment and create jobs for a youthful population of 260 million people.
