But whether his grandiose plan will succeed remains to be seen. Joko wants the new capital to open next year, before the end of his second – and legal – term as president. Not all of his potential successors supported this plan. And it seemed to be behind schedule: not a single apartment building was built, and the chief architect feared that the tight construction schedule might jeopardize safety.
“People want the archipelago to be successful because it means that the developing world – despite all the problems that the legacy of imperialism and colonialism throws at it – wants the country to be successful in its own way, and democracy to achieve and create.” have your own vision of yourself,” says Hannah. "But it's very, very difficult."
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