JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The very positive results of a nationwide survey by Kompas, the country’s most influential newspaper, on President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s performance, the continuous demand of his die-hard followers that he govern longer and the open support of several political parties for the extension of his term show how powerful Jokowi is and perhaps will be beyond 2024.
Whether the Constitution will be amended by the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) to allow Jokowi to extend his two five-year terms, or the Constitution remains unchanged and he proves his repeated promise to step down in October 2024, there are few reasons to suggest that Jokowi will become a lame-duck leader as often happens in democratic countries.
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