Jokowi is Our President

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Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is the first president of Indonesia that begun his career from the bottom. He started as a businessman in Solo/Surakarta, Central Java. Everything changed after FX Hadi Rudyatmo, chef of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) asked him to join the Surakarta Mayoral Election on 2005.

He was elected and became Mayor and Hady Rudyatmo as vice mayor. His leadership carried Solo popularly and changed Solo became Batik City, Tourism City, and The City of Culture. His achievement in lead Solo takes him won the second mayoral election. 

Moreover, His name soaring because Jokowi could relocate cadger without violence and unrest. Furthermore, Jokowi became the object of research by the college student and researcher both local and overseas. He also got many awards from abroad, for instance, He was crowned as best mayor.

The massive publicity about Jokowi's succeeded in Solo leads PDI Perjuangan had no choices in Jakarta Gubernatorial Election on 2012. At that time, Jokowi was considered capable of competing with Fauzi Bowo (Foke), who acted as an incumbent. Finally, he could win the election with his partner Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok).

Destiny was on his side, Jokowi finally nominated as a presidential candidate on 2014. Recommendation Chef of PDI Perjuangan, Megawati Soekarno Putri down to him. Public and party cadres wanted to propose Jokowi, because its high survey results and considered to against Prabowo Subianto, the candidate with the highest survey after Jokowi.

Now he running as a president with his vice president, Jusuf Kalla. We hope he could bring Indonesia better.

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