A twist in Indonesia's presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy
- Written by: Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.
The incumbent president, Joko Widodo (known as “Jokowi”), has built a broad supporting coalition of political parties and oligarchs, which has delivered stability but also power and wealth for a small elite. He has also...
