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Will Anies and Ahok join forces to challenge the Jokowi-Prabowo alliance?   

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While it is hard to predict whether Ahok and Anies’ reconciliation was genuine, it certainly reflects changing elite configurations in Indonesian politics after the 2024 presidential election. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is now serving as the only opposition party to the Jokowi-backed Prabowo Subianto government, and so Ahok, a PDI-P member, now finds himself in the same boat as his former enemy, Anies, a key political enemy of both Jokowi and Prabowo.

A surprise victory for democracy? Why the Constitutional Court scrapped the presidential nominations threshold

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The Constitutional Court’s new ruling is a welcome respite amidst political doom and gloom in the country following the election of Presidential Prabowo Subianto last year, with many fearing he hopes to unravel Indonesia’s democratic system.

2024 year-end review: Winter is coming for Indonesia’s civil society forces 

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If what transpired in 2024 is any indication of what to come, we can safely say that 2025 will not be a democratic spring for Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: regional elections

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In this week's episode, Dr Jacqui Baker chats with Dr Ian Wilson to assess what the regional elections round up tells us about how power is being reorganised in Indonesia today.

Election fatigue or elite shenanigans? Why fewer Indonesians went to polls to elect their local leaders

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The old narrative that elections are a "people's festival"–a manifestation of the people's political sovereignty–now rings hollow to many Indonesians, especially in Jakarta. Local elections have become a political game only the elite can play, leaving voters out in the cold.

Return of the technocrats: Can Prabowo's economic team prove the doubters wrong?

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Given Indonesia’s current gloomy political and economic landscape, the appointment of capable technocrats within the inner circle of national leadership is a breath of fresh air.

Will a dedicated human rights ministry improve disability advocacy in Indonesia?  

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Prabowo claimed during his campaign that human rights were a key part of his administration’s agenda, encapsulated in his “Eight Goals” or  “Asta Cita”. The fifth includes initiatives aimed to develop human resources through science, technology, education, health, and sports, while also promoting gender equality, promising to enhance the roles of women and youth - and people with disability.

A victory for Jokowi and dynastic politics? Experts weigh in on Indonesia’s 2024 regional elections

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As the dust settles on the electoral contestations, we ask experts for their initial assessments of different aspects of the elections.

Prabowo in China: new president’s realpolitik diplomacy stirs up Indonesian diplomats

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The foreign policy fiasco created by the Beijing joint statement could be the first of many foreign policy surprises from Prabowo. It reflects what are likely to be two key features of Indonesia’s foreign policy under his leadership: Prabowo’s ‘hands-on’ leadership style and his realpolitik ideology.

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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