Posts with tag: Gibran Rakabuming Raka

Prabowo’s ‘fat’ and accommodating cabinet

On the evening of October 20, President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia revealed his first cabinet after officially taking office that day, succeeding Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. It is the largest cabinet Indonesia has had  since 1966.

It takes two to tango: Why dynastic politics is on the rise in Indonesia

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It is suggested here that the emergence of political dynasties, including Jokowi’s, has  been facilitated by Indonesian voters’ indifferent, if not even supportive, attitude towards dynastic politics.

For Prabowo, Gibran’s online past is less of a problem than his offline future

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A troll social media account under the name of Fufufafa in Indonesia’s oldest chat forum, Kaskus, has sparked speculation about the relationship dynamics between president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

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