JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo deftly used his country's impressive performance at the Asian Games to bolster his re-election bid next year, reaching out to social media-savvy millennials with well choreographed appearances.
Indonesia hosted the games for the first time in 56 years this year. Throughout the roughly two-week event, which ended on Sept. 2, Widodo made numerous public appearances designed to raise his public profile.
