Posted in: 2024 Indonesian Elections

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Values-based or transactional? Comparing the foreign policies of Indonesia’s presidential candidates

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Indonesia has long been known for what it calls its ‘free and active’ (bebas aktif) foreign policy. This policy has endured – but that doesn’t mean we should assume continuity in Indonesian foreign policy when there is a change of president.

A ‘golden Indonesia’ will need to embrace meritocracy

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The topic of meritocracy has been thrust into the spotlight again since the controversy surrounding the appointment of Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as the running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto. If Indonesia wants to be a developed nation by 2045, it needs to get rid of nepotism and adopt the meritocratic systems of many developed nations.

Indonesian military back in the bureaucracy: the return of dual function?

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On 2 October, Indonesia passed a new civil service law – known as the ASN law – that reopens the door for the police and military to again take a more active role in Indonesian politics. With a presidential election just around the corner, does this new law signal impending electoral interference?
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/782688/rhoma-irama-siap-meriahkan-perayaan-tahun-baru-di-monas

How will Indonesia’s dangdut stars shape the 2024 election?

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Since the 1970s, Indonesian politicians have used dangdut music as a tool to attract a crowd. Dangdut politics in 2024 is shaping up as a generational contest. The so-called King of Dangdut, Rhoma Irama, will be there again. But a wave of social media savvy dangdut stars will also make their mark.
https://theconversation.com/a-twist-in-indonesias-presidential-election-does-not-bode-well-for-the-countrys-fragile-democracy-216007

A twist in Indonesia’s presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy

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On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.After months of uncertainty, Jokowi and his circle have come out strongly in support for Prabowo, with Jokowi’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, announced as his vice presidential running mate in recent days.

Indonesian tycoons: donation strategy for the 2024 election

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There are no official statistics on the cost of presidential campaigns in Indonesia but official campaign reports are far below informed estimates. For Indonesia's business tycoons, political donations might be the most important investment decisions they make over the next five years.

The PKB-PKS coalition: don’t underestimate a unified Islamic community in 2024

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The union of the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) under the banner of the Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Amin presidential ticket has defied expectations. It is easy to see PKB and PKS as being at opposite ends of a traditionalist-modernist political spectrum. But when we take a longer view of history we can see these different religious orientations do not always preclude collaboration.

Kaesang and PSI: diversifying the family dynasty

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The youngest son of President Joko Widodo has officially joined the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). How will the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Jokowi’s official party, react to Kaesang's new affiliation with PSI? And what does this mean for Jokowi’s influence in 2024 and beyond?

The Anies-Muhaimin Candidacy: mutual desperation or marriage of convenience?

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The Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar candidacy for the upcoming 2024 presidential election stitches together a disparate patchwork of ideological and religious interests. Virdika Rizky Utama dissects how this announcement impacts the political calculus in 2024.

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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