HEADLINE-POLITICS | JAKARTA- Jokowi flexes political muscle to ensure future of clan

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by his youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, receives Defense Minister and former rival Prabowo Subianto, who arrived with his son, Didit Hediprasetyo, in this stock photo taken in Surakarta, Central Java, on New Year’s Day in 2020.(The Jakarta Post/Twitter/Jokowi)

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Having given his blessing for his youngest son to lead a rival political party just in time for the 2024 general elections, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo looks set on efforts to outmaneuver his political sponsor Megawati Soekarnoputri to secure a legacy of power and influence through his children for when he leaves office next year.

Jokowi’s son Kaesang Pangarep, a 28-year-old political novice, was named on Monday chair of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), a youth-focused party with which Megawati’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has been at odds since the 2019 elections.

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This move has shaken up the political establishment, leading some analysts to suggest that it was the latest in a game of political chess between Jokowi and Megawati, whose relationship has appeared increasingly tenuous.

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Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post- PREMIUM
Jakarta
●   Wed, September 27, 2023

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