On Wednesday, Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, said eight of his 43 possible appointees for the cabinet have been rejected by Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission. As a result, Jokowi will have to delay forming a government.

This is actually good news. "It is the first time that a president has asked both agencies to scrutinize nominees before they are disclosed to the public. In doing so, Widodo is probably also trying to find a viable process for not appointing the more questionable...