JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's appointment of his latest trade minister in mid-June points to growing political pressure on him ahead of the country's 2024 national elections, with his latest choice for the "lucrative" post taking place against a backdrop of rising inflation.
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From left, former trade ministers Enggartiasto Lukita and Muhammad Lutfi, incumbent Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Nikkei montage/Reuters/AP)
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