Foreign leaders have congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, while rights activists called him a threat Source: How will Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general who’s never held elective office, lead Indonesia? Category: International
By Sui-Lee Wee Prabowo Subianto has had many identities over the years: a commander under sanctions for rights abuses, a violent nationalist and, now, the candidate of continuity. Source: Who Is Prabowo Subianto, the Presumptive President-Elect of Indonesia? Category: Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Politics and Government, Elections
A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next leader Source: Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who’s Indonesia’s next president? Category: International