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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 unofficial results from Wednesday's election. Long a polarising figure, the ex-special forces general&...

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.