JAKARTA — Joko Widodo leaves office as Indonesian president Sunday with high approval ratings, thanks to strong economic growth, but his successor Prabowo Subianto has bigger ambitions, including an eye-catching $28 billion free meal plan for students.

While the country regularly enjoys about 5 percent annual expansion, the former general has pledged to capitalize on his predecessor's policies to reach 8 percent by tapping the nation's huge human resources.

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