Entries by Sam Duke, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/sam/

Election: So that's a wrap. And here's some rap.

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This bilingual spoof of the recent presidential debates gives a glimpse of the attitudes of the young generation of voters who got Jokowi over the line.

Faith, lies and politics: Religion in the 2014 campaign

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Religion played an unprecedented role in the 2014 Indonesian election campaign. Ahmad Imam Mujadid Rais explores how and why faith became a political weapon, and ponders the implications.

Apa yang menjadi dasar klaim kemenangan Jokowi?

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Jokowi dan Prabowo masing-masing mengklaim diri sebagai pemenang Pilpres 2014. Bagaimana hal ini bisa terjadi? Diane Zhang menguraikan mengapa sejumlah quick count yang kredibel memenangkan Jokowi, serta apa implikasinya bagi Indonesia ke depan.

'Netizens' on alert in poll booths for vote fraud

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Social media has been pivotal in this campaign, and is today being enlisted by worried citizens to try to expose fraud at the ballot box. Lily Yulianti Farid tracks a net-citizens' movement.

One week to go, polls show race is neck and neck

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With the result too close to call, it's is all down to the momentum the rival candidates can summon up in the home stretch. Lily Yulianti Farid summarises the latest polls.

Prabowo continues his anti-democratic rhetoric

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Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto has raised eyebrows by declaring direct elections a Western import, writes Dave McRae

New relationships in a changing neighbourhood

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With the Indonesian election imminent and the Narendra Modi-led Government installed in India, significant shifts in power and policy loom in the region. What does this mean for Australia? Sally Warhaft at The Wheeler Centre talks to Electionwatch specialists Tim Lindsey and Pradeep Taneja.

Indonesia's choice: A leader to govern with or over them?

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Jokowi's early lead has vanished, and now this polarising presidential election is too close to call, says Dave McRae.

On the campaign trail with VP candidate Jusuf Kalla

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Sofyan Syamsul (link is external), an East Indonesia-based photographer, followed Jokowi's running mate Jusuf Kalla on the campaign trail in her home town of Makassar.

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