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Indonesia court ruling clears Prabowo’s path to become president
Published on 22/04/2024
» Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against legal challenges filed by Prabowo Subianto’s rivals, clearing his path to becoming the country’s next president.
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Indonesia's Prabowo receives most votes in election
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's election commission on Wednesday said Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto had received the most votes in last month's presidential election.
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Indonesia's largest party seeks probe into 'election irregularities'
Published on 26/02/2024
» JAKARTA: The biggest party in Indonesia's parliament is seeking a legislative investigation into alleged violations around this month's presidential election and plans also to file a case with a top court, a senior party official said on Monday.
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Cue another erratic new leader
News, Published on 16/02/2024
» In a closely watched contest, the unofficial quick count results are now out and strongly suggest a landslide victory for the man who is poised to be Indonesia's next president: former fiery special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who was also, for a time, the son-in-law of the archipelago's ex-dictator Suharto.
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The silver lining of Widodo's big economic miss
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 15/02/2024
» By his own standards, Joko Widodo has fallen well short of a major economic goal during his decade leading Indonesia. Growth has been laudable in a neighbourhood where the pace of expansion is undergoing a long-term slowdown, but nowhere close to the outgoing president's lofty ambitions. That's a pity, because part of Mr Widodo's attraction as a candidate in 2014 was his image as a self-made businessman, an outsider who could nudge the country towards achieving its much-promoted potential.
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Prabowo claims victory in Indonesian poll
Published on 14/02/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is poised to be the country’s next leader on his third try for the presidency.
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Indonesia students protest 'poll interference' by Jokowi administration
Published on 12/02/2024
» JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian students and activists staged protests on Monday over what they see as outgoing President Joko Widodo's abuse of power to sway voters in this week's election in favour of frontrunner, Prabowo Subianto, organisers said.
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'Jokowi effect': How Indonesia's outgoing leader shaped election to succeed him
Published on 12/02/2024
» SEMARANG, Indonesia: His name is not on the ballot, but Indonesia's wildly popular President Joko Widodo, or "Jokowi", looms large over Wednesday's election in the world's third-largest democracy, and nowhere more than in his home province of Central Java.
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Indonesia presidential frontrunner skips press freedom event
Published on 11/02/2024
» JAKARTA: Two of Indonesia's three presidential contenders pledged to protect press freedom in the world's third-largest democracy at a weekend event that frontrunner Prabowo Subianto didn't attend.
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The perils of too much democracy
Editorial, Published on 11/02/2024
» This is a big week for democracy in Asia, with two nations of almost half a billion people going to the polls in the space of a couple of days.
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