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Indonesia's new president, likely to be Prabowo Subianto, will need to put in place unfashionable reforms to ensure Indonesia's economy can meet the demands of its electorate.

Now, it appears the latest portrait of Prabowo will be the one to be hung in government offices across the country as Indonesias next president after he took a commanding in unofficial results from Wednesdays election.

JAKARTA, Feb 15 — Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye — the Cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral...

Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan and once banned from the U.S. over his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now likely to be Indonesia's next ruler.

JAKARTA -Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye - the cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral dance moves, flashes of his temper... -February 14, 2024 at 09:44 am EST - MarketScreener

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye – the cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral dance moves, flashes of his temper in fervent orations and the humiliation when he was dismissed from the military in 1998. Now, it appears the latest portrait of Prabowo will be the one to be hung in government offices across the country as Indonesia's next president after he took a commanding lead in unoffici...

The former military commander is an ultranationalist who has waited decades to lead Indonesia. He’s also strategic, smart and volatile.

Indonesia will soon have a new President, but the legacy of Jokowi's economic policies look likely to continue.

Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election may force the country to reckon with its authoritarian past and the frailties of its contemporary democracy, writes Liam Gammon (ANU).

The political fallout after the cancellation of Indonesia's hosting of the U-20 World Cup suggests that the Indonesian electorate will tend to reward immediate benefits over ideological purity.