Indonesia gets a new president; Only other candidate quits.
A win for democracy as Joko Widodo becomes Indonesia's president elect. The Indonesian Electoral Commission has now confirmed that the Jakarta Governor and former small-scale businessman, Joko Widodo will be Indonesia’s next president. He will be sworn in on 20 th October. The announcement came as the only other candidate, former Suharto army general, Prabowo Subianto, dramatically quit only hours before the formal election result was announced. Despite the withdrawal of Prabowo, in choosing Joko Widodo (or ‘Jokowi’…
Indonesia's likely presidential win good for democracy...for now.
Ross B. Taylor The Indonesian Electoral Commission will, within the next few weeks, confirm that the Jakarta Governor and former small-scale businessman, Joko Widodo will be Indonesia’s next president. He will then be sworn in on 20 th October. In choosing Joko Widodo, or ‘Jokowi’ as he is known, with a probable result of 52%-48%, Indonesians will have chosen a continuance of true democracy for their country of 240 million people, and resisted the temptation to revert to a more authoritarian rule under former Suharto General, Probow…
Indonesia's presidency, and democracy, on a knife edge
Ross B. Taylor On Wednesday Indonesian's will democratically elect a new president as the incumbent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, ( SBY ) completes his final term. Until a few weeks ago, the most likely successor was tipped to be a small-scale businessman from Java, turned governor of Jakarta , Joko Widodo. ‘Jokowi’ as he is affectionately known, is seen as a moderate and whilst tipped to be far more domestically focused than his predecessor - who has held great affection for Australia - is considered a candidate that Australia coul…
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