From ‘New Hope’ to ‘Mulyono’: how power grabs threaten Widodo’s legacy in Indonesia
Now, nearing the end of his second and final term, many Indonesians have taken to referring to him by his birth name – Mulyono – to “humiliate him”, said Ian Wilson, a political sociologist at Murdoch University’s Indo-Pacific Research Centre in Perth.
This disaffection is particularly evident online, where the name “Mulyono” is frequently used.