Fadli Zon: Jokowi Promises Reform, But Changes Because Of Power

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra Party DPP Fadli Zon also highlighted an article from the world-class economic magazine The Economist entitled “Indonesia's president promised reform. Yet it is he who has changed”.

“This is what the world's leading magazine The Economist says. Joko who? Jokowi promised reforms, but Jokowi himself has changed,” said Fadli via his personal Twitter account while posting an article from The Economist, Friday, August 20.

As if agreeing with what is written in the article, the chairman of the DPR BKSAP said that power often makes people change their minds.

"People are easy to change because of power," he wrote.

If interpreted in Indonesian, the title of the article can indeed be perceived by Jokowi as promising reform, but something has changed in the former Governor of DKI Jakarta.

It is known, there is a cartoon that The Economist also published in this article. Jokowi is depicted wearing a black suit and red tie, sitting on a brown chair and a red and white flag on his right side.

Jokowi's right hand welcomed the helping hand of others. While the left hand is propped up on the table with nine small humans squeezed and trying hard to get rid of the hand.

Jokowi 'The King of Lip Service'

The appearance of the article became a list of criticisms of the former Mayor of Solo. Previously, Twitter social media was also shocked after the University of Indonesia (UI) Student Executive Board (BEM) pinned the title of king of boasting against him.

The head of state is considered to have often sold out sweet promises that have never been realized. Jokowi, even labeled as The King of Lip Service alias King of Boasts.

So, what does Jokowi say about this?

"Yes, it's been a long time, yes," said President Joko Widodo in his statement via the Presidential Secretariat Youtube, Tuesday, June 29.

Jokowi then remembered the past, when he was criticized by a number of parties.

"In the past, someone said I was klemar klemer, someone said I was a plonga plongo, then changed again, someone said I was an authoritarian. Then someone said I was a lame duck," he said.

"And recently someone said that I was a bipang and finally someone said about The King of Lip Service," he explained.