JAKARTA: Indonesia president Joko Widodo and his son, incoming vice-president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, are no longer members of the country’s largest party after they backed rival candidate and election winner Prabowo Subianto, a party official said on Tuesday.
Their exit will put the spotlight on the next moves for the popular Jokowi, as the outgoing president is known, whose backing for defence minister Prabowo was widely interpreted as a move to retain political influence and preserve his legacy after a decade at the helm.
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Prabowo’s current coalition comprises 48% of seats and senior aides have said he aims to expand that to command a majority. Several parties, such as Nasdem, which backed another candidate, have already held talks with Prabowo.
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