Talking Indonesia: acting regional heads
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, Talking IndonesiaWho are the interim regional leaders appointed by Jakarta to fill the gap before national elections in 2024? How will they rule? Dr Jacqui Baker chats to Dr Ian Wilson in Talking Indonesia.
2024 election shaping up as a four-horse race, as elite manoeuvring intensifies
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, Top StoriesThe 2024 presidential race is already heating up. Who are the main contenders, and which party coalitions might back them?
Talking Indonesia: Political candidates and 'anti-corruptionism'
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, Talking IndonesiaWhy would a candidate choose to run on an anti-corruption platform, and do they have a chance of winning if they do? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to Dr Elisabeth Kramer in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.
Indonesian oligarchs are defending their wealth at the cost of democracy
2024 Indonesian Elections, Corruption, Politics, Top StoriesPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has finally acted to quash efforts to extend his time in office beyond his constitutionally mandated two-term limit. But there is no guarantee that the oligarchs who want him to stay in power will listen.
Rifts within NU and PKB complicate road to 2024
2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics, ReligionThe National Awakening Party (PKB) is sometimes described as the political vehicle of Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). So why was PKB leader Muhaimin Iskandar absent from the swearing-in ceremony for the new NU leadership team?
Talking Indonesia: the road to 2024
2024 Indonesian Elections, Elections, Politics, Talking IndonesiaWho are some of the likely candidates to emerge in the next race for president in 2024? What issues are expected to dominate campaigning? Dr Jemma Purdey discusses these issues and more with Dr Phillips Vermonte in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.