Tag Archives: Joko Widodo
A New President, an Old Election Law Posted by asimonoff on Oct 4, 2014
Indonesian politics’ is on the spotlight again after Prabowo Subianto, the defeated presidential candidate, has refused to concede defeat to Joko Widodo “Jokowi” and became international news. Now, it is another twist of Indonesia’s electoral democracy. The Indonesian House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) passed a controversial bill to scrap Indonesian…
Indonesian Presidential Election Posted by sasha on Jul 7, 2014
It’s an exciting time in Indonesia as the country is gearing up for its third presidential election on July 9th. Everywhere you look, there are advertisements from the candidates, and everyone is talking about it in the papers and on TV. For those who may not be familiar with the political system in Indonesia, this…