Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto at a campaign rally in Bali. Prabowo, who lost to current president Joko Widodo in the 2014 election, was a top military figure in the chaotic months before dictator Suharto was toppled by student protests in 1998. Photo: AFP
Asia Briefing: Elections in Thailand and Indonesia, and the resurgence of measles in Southeast Asia
- Analysing the results in Thailand’s election, the appearance of Thaksin Shinawatra in Hong Kong and the players and the personality politics of Indonesia’s election
- The Islamic influence on the anti-vaccine movement in Southeast Asia, and the recent spate of measles cases reported in staff at Hong Kong airport
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Asia elections
Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto at a campaign rally in Bali. Prabowo, who lost to current president Joko Widodo in the 2014 election, was a top military figure in the chaotic months before dictator Suharto was toppled by student protests in 1998. Photo: AFP
President Joko Widodo meeting supporters at a campaign rally. Photo: EPA-EFE
Indonesia election: unimpressed with both Jokowi and Prabowo, 32 organisations urge people to abstain from voting in #SayaGolput movement
- Indonesia’s golput movement – the act of casting a blank ballot or abstaining from voting – is growing rapidly on social media
- Among them are one-time supporters of President Joko Widodo who say they are disenchanted with what they perceive as his failure to promote human rights
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Asia elections
President Joko Widodo meeting supporters at a campaign rally. Photo: EPA-EFE