A Popular Leader’s Surprising Turn Shadows Indonesia’s Election
More than 100 million people are voting on Wednesday in one of the biggest elections in the world. The contest for the top prize — the presidency of Indonesia — is a three-way race.
Joko Widodo in asian news
Wednesday Briefing: Indonesia Is Voting Today
The world’s third-largest democracy is today selecting not only a new president, but also members of Parliament and local representatives.
Millions of Indonesians vote for a new president in one of the world’s largest elections
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Millions of Indonesians choose a new president Wednesday as the world’s third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years since emerging from a brutal authoritarian era.
Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Indonesians cast their votes on Wednesday for a new president in one of the world’s biggest elections, the stakes will also be high for the United States and China.
Indonesia in final stretch ahead of world's biggest single-day election
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities were making final preparations ahead of Wednesday's election (Feb 14), with around 25,000 police set to ensure security in a contest seen as a test of democratic gains made since the end of authoritarian rule 25 years ago.
What’s at stake in Indonesia as the world’s third-largest democracy elects a new president?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, will open its polls on Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since Southeast Asia’s largest economy began democratic reforms in 1998.
Who is Prabowo Subianto, ex-military commander running for Indonesia's president?
JAKARTA — Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and once banned from the United States over his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now in pole position to be Indonesia's next leader.
Who is Ganjar Pranowo, PDIP-backed Indonesian presidential hopeful?
As a former governor from outside Indonesia's political and military elite, Ganjar Pranowo is banking on his populist appeal and folksy charm to stay in contention in the Feb 14 presidential election, where he is struggling to make a mark.