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Outlook is bright for Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia

Friday, September 29, 2023

Significance

Ganjar Pranowo, whose term as governor of Central Java province concluded recently, and Anies Baswedan, former governor of Jakarta, are also in the frame to succeed Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo as president. However, Prabowo has the backing of the largest coalition.

Impacts

  • The military’s top brass will likely hope for a Prabowo victory.
  • Voters inclined to back Prabowo are unlikely to be deterred by accusations against him of human rights abuses, which he rejects.
  • Jokowi’s relations with the party to which he belongs, clearly strained, could deteriorate further in the lead-up to the poll.

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