JAKARTA: Indonesia President Joko Widodo and his son, incoming vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, are no longer members of the country’s largest p...
Demonstrators burn a billboard with a portrait of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo during a protest against the results of the recent presidential election as the Constitutional Court rules on the petitions of ex-presidential candidates in Jakarta on April 22, 2024/AFPPix
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. Helped by Jokowi’s tacit endorsement and with Gibran as running mate, Prabowo won by a huge margin in the Feb. 14 election, taking 58% of the vote compared to Ganjar’s 16%.
Jokowi’s backing of Prabowo has created tension between him and PDIP, which will remain the biggest party in parliament following the election.
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