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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a controversial election funding system that allowed individuals and companies to send unlimited donations to political parties without the need to disclose donor identity, a system critics have long said is undemocratic and favored Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next president, after unofficial tallies showed him taking a clear majority in the first round of voting.
Election funding system was challenged by the opposition and activists on grounds that it hindered people’s right to know who gives money to parties.
The PMLN and the PPP will lead a six-party coalition that has a comfortable majority. But the PTI accuses them of stealing the mandate.
India’s top court is set to issue a verdict on their legality. What it decides could shape the world’s biggest election.
While the rival-turned-ally of Widodo has not articulated extensively on Indonesia’s economic and social blueprints, he has hinted at a more assertive foreign policy centred on the country’s rightful place on the world stage.
Prabowo Subianto was ejected from the military in the late 1990s for his involvement in the torture and abduction of pro-democracy activists. Now, he is projected to win Indonesia’s presidency.
