Dr Burhanuddin Muhtadi is a Visiting Senior Fellow in the Indonesia Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and Senior Lecturer at Islamic State University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah.
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Articles by Burhanuddin Muhtadi (18)
A Kidney for Your Vote: Money Politics in Indonesia’s 2024 Elections
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
The practice of money politics in Indonesia is insidious, entrenched, and not likely to go away anytime soon, because it works.
Indonesia’s Presidential Election: The Limitations of Surveys on Electability
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
Surveys prior to election day can reveal a lot but not everything, including whether Indonesia will know who its next president is by next week or in late June.
The Prabowo-Gibran Pairing: Wise or Foolish?
Burhanuddin Muhtadi|Kennedy Muslim
Polls suggest that Prabowo Subianto’s decision to pick President Jokowi’s son Gibran Rakabuming Raka as his vice-presidential running-mate has been a net positive, despite the controversies and criticisms surrounding the circumstances under which Gibran’s eligibility to contest the polls were approved.
The President and His Political Party: An Impending Collision
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
There is a widening rift between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle which endorsed his candidacy in the country’s two previous presidential elections.
Ganjar Pranowo’s Running Mate: What’s in PDI-P’s Playbook?
Burhanuddin Muhtadi
While his party has come up with a shortlist of potential running mates, the decision as to who will run with Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo to be his vice-president will most likely lie with none other than a former president who is Ganjar’s party boss.