JAKARTA: Indonesia's wounded establishment is striking back at Joko Widodo after the former slum child ended years of elite rule with victory in July's presidential election, handing him a series of early defeats that have sparked concerns for the future of the young democracy.

Widodo enjoyed a meteoric rise through local politics that served as a springboard to the presidency, and is the country's first leader from outside a small circle of ex-military figures and oligarchs who have ruled Indonesia since the 1998 downfall of dictator Suharto.

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