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Bookmark or Share- Jokowi's electoral chances and his legacy | East Asia ForumOpinion polls released by the most professional survey firms all show Jokowi with a comfortable lead in the run-up to the election. On Wednesday 17 April the presidential elections will, for the first time, be held concurrently with elections for the national parliament and for legislatures in Indonesia’s provinces, cities and districts; all ...
- Hostage situation reinforces tensions in Papua - East Asia ForumThe East Asia Forum office is based in Australia and EAF acknowledges the First Peoples of this land — in Canberra the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people — and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.
- Jokowi’s electoral juggle - East Asia ForumJoko Widodo’s (Jokowi) victory in the 2014 presidential election was celebrated as it represented a major step forward for democracy in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. Jokowi’s rise to power was unprecedented. It was largely the collective effort of volunteers and a strong social media presence
- Jokowi’s odds slimming in South Sulawesi | East Asia ForumJokowi’s popularity in South Sulawesi has plunged significantly since the 2014 presidential election, when he secured a hefty 71 per cent of votes from the province. There are two possible factors for this decline in support: the former vice president Jusuf Kalla’s endorsement of Jokowi and Prabowo’s popularity among conservative Muslims ...
- Red and White coalition spells trouble for JokowiNearly three months later, however, the losing coalition remains remarkably intact and Jokowi’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which hasn’t governed nationally since 2004, has been quiet in the political horse-trading. The Red and White coalition compounded this situation by using its majority in the lame-duck legislature to pass a number of measures aimed
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