Joko Widodo
Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run
The ruling has sparked street protests from backers of the failed presidential candidates, who had both claimed fraud.
- by Zach Hope
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Indonesian election
Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president
The runner-up duo has now lodged legal action alleging Joko Widodo’s son was ineligible to run despite a court’s green light.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
How a Pixar-esque makeover helped put a military hardman in the palace
Long the loser, former military hardman Prabowo Subianto is expected to become Indonesia’s next president. This is how he did it.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
‘Gentler’ strongman Prabowo looks to have scored first-round knockout
If confirmed in the official tally next month, the 72-year-old would fulfil a decades-long dream of high office. Victory would also install the 36-year-old son of popular incumbent Joko Widodo as the nation’s vice president.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Indonesian election
Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians
The man in line to be Indonesia’s next president has a long memory. He hasn’t forgotten what Australians did in 1945 to support his country’s independence.
- by Zach Hope
Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day
Presidential favourite Prabowo Subianto, a former general with a murky past, has a complicated relationship with Indonesia’s Chinese community.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Indonesian election
This election is critical to Australia, so why aren’t we paying attention?
Indonesia’s presidential election tomorrow will mark a new era for one of our nearest neighbours and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
- by Peter Hartcher
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World elections
The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters
Some 200 million Indonesians will elect 20,000 legislators on Wednesday. But the main show is the presidency, a three-cornered contest thick with dynastic politics and reputation repackaging.
- by Zach Hope
Deepfake dead dictator Suharto back on the campaign trail
A quarter of a century after his fall from power and 16 years after his death, Indonesia’s second president’s out campaigning.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Ex-general with dark history reinvents himself for TikTok generation
Armed with dance moves and a young running mate, Prabowo Subianto – discharged from the military over the abduction of pro-democracy activists – is shedding his hard-man image.
- by Chris Barrett
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World politics
What to expect around the world in 2024
Amid hope for less war and a better year, our correspondents take a look at the major issues they will be watching in their patch.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Chris Barrett, Lucy Cormack, Rob Harris, Farrah Tomazin, Lia Timson and Matt Wade
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