Complex sentence: While running for the office of mayor of Surakarta, many doubted the ability of a man who worked as a property and furniture businessman, but after a year in office, he successfully led many progressive breakthroughs which became widely praised nationally.
Split into simpler sentences: While running for the office of mayor of Surakarta, many doubted the ability of a man who worked as a property and furniture businessman. But after a year in office, he successfully led many progressive breakthroughs which became widely praised nationally.