First Metal President
We now found the most powerful Metalhead in the world, Joko Widodo has been elected as the President of Indonesia who was earlier the governor of Jakarta. The Indonesia election commission said Jokowi Widodo won the presidential election with 53.15% of the vote. His opponent, Prabowo Subianto, received 46.85% – as reported by the BBC.
Joko is often at metal shows in Indonesia and he met Metallica when they played Indonesia recently and bassist Robert Trujillo even gave the governor a bass as a present which he turned over to Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency in May.
First Metalhead President – Indonesia – Joko Widodo
As a boy growing up, Joko apparently was a massive fan of Megadeth, Metallica, and Napalm Death and to this day continues to listen to bands such as Lamb Of God. Awesome! This could in fact be the coolest president ever!
And, this is huge news for Indonesia – whose metal scene is growing rapidly.
“I listen to loud metal songs, from Metallica to Led Zeppelin, to Napalm Death… because rock is my passion,” Mr. Joko told the Agence France Presse ahead of a Metallica concert, according to Inquirer.
Joko Widodo – Napalm Death – Lamb Of God
The governor is considered a man of the people, coming from a humble upbringing and choosing to ride motorbikes instead of motorcades in town. While Widodo has yet to make any concrete presidental announcements, in recent polls he is favored to win with 32.5 percent choosing him, at least 10% higher than any other constituent. Indonesian presidential elections happen in 2014, and it would be pretty awesome to have a metalhead running (at least) one country in the world.
He previously told Bloomberg.com that “Rock music gives me motivation, gives me spirit about the environment, about the corruption, about justice. The beat of the drum — boom, boom — gives me spirit!”
Also, this means Megadeth could play the inauguration ceremony or Dave Mustaine could be one of the members of Mr. Widodo’s political cabinet. Whatever the outcome, metal heads world-wide can hopefully add such an esteemed member to it’s ranks. Rock on! What do you think of a “Metal Head” as president of a nation?
Sanath Kumar
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