JAKARTA — Students protested in Indonesia on Monday over high cooking oil prices and a mooted extension of President Joko Widodo’s stay in office, despite attempts by the popular leader to dampen speculation of a plan being hatched to keep him in power longer. “Don’t let there be speculation among the public that the government is trying to delay the election or speculate on extending the presidential term or anything related to a third term,” he told a meeting. The idea of allowing more than the maximum two, five-year terms as president has fuelled concern about a threat to hard-won democratic reforms. RELATED STORIESIndonesia’s president takes camping trip to site of new capitalADVERTISEMENTWidodo begins 2nd term pledging to make Indonesia developedWalk this way: Indonesia traffic jam forces President Widodo out of carIndonesia’s Widodo marks disappointing first year in powerSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 11, 2022 20:44 UTC