The world’s most populous Muslim country has developed a robust democracy, but there are worrying signs that it could move backwards. Source: Indonesia presidential election: Defence Minister Subianto ahead in unofficial vote count
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By Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies 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. Source: Former military strongman with a murky past on track to become Indonesia’s next president […]
By Koh Ewe Prabowo Subianto, a former general who was once banned from entering the United States because of alleged human rights abuses, looks set to become the next President of Indonesia, according to preliminary results hours after the Southeast Asian country of 270 million people voted on Wednesday in the world’s largest single-day election. […]