ARTICLES

19 Mar 2024

The Ulama and the 2024 Indonesian Presidential Election: The Missing Voice of Conscience?

Norshahril Saat|Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek

Within Indonesia’s Islamic intellectual elite, this generation does not seem to have leaders who can rise to the ranks of their brave predecessors in acting as the nation’s moral conscience, especially in the face of blatant political chicanery.

14 Mar 2024

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.

Corruption Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics

13 Mar 2024

Introducing Gus Miftah: A Celebrity Cleric Consolidating Prabowo-Gibran’s Victory

Syafiq Hasyim

A plank of Prabowo Subianto’s team’s winning strategy for East and Central Java in last month’s election rested on the shoulders of an unusual cleric who hails from Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s largest mass Muslim organisation.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics Religion Southeast Asia

12 Mar 2024

Jakarta in Indonesia’s 2024 Election: Going Against the Electoral Grain

Ian Wilson

Grassroots legislative candidates in Jakarta face an uphill battle in their struggle to make electoral politics work for the poor, including changing perceptions of the value of a vote.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics

11 Mar 2024

The “Jokowi Factor”: How Joko Widodo Helped Prabowo to Win Indonesia’s Presidency

A'an Suryana

The presumptive president-elect received an assist from the president of Indonesia not only through populist policies aimed at winning over the country’s poorest. Committing his firstborn son to the presidential campaign was essentially interpreted by voters as an instruction to vote for his former opponent.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections

1 Mar 2024

Assessing Indonesia’s Post-Election Economic Policy Direction

Manggi Habir

The next president of Indonesia will have his work cut out for him on the economic and competitiveness front, even if he continues with many of the existing policies his predecessor will leave behind.

Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics

20 Feb 2024

Why Ganjar-Mahfud Were Beaten on Their Own Turf But PDI-P Survived

Made Supriatma

A post-election analysis of Ganjar Pranowo’s poor showing in last week’s presidential election requires examining what went on behind the scenes and at the grassroots level, including on his home turf, Central Java.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics

19 Feb 2024

Indonesia Pragmatically Picks a Prabowo Presidency But the Dust Has Not Settled

Julia Lau|Made Supriatma|Yanuar Nugroho

Quick counts, which are not official, indicate that Prabowo Subianto is Indonesia's presumptive eighth president. The question now turns to how big his government and coalition in Parliament will be and whether any olive branches he extends to his opponents will be accepted.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections

14 Feb 2024

Financing Indonesia’s Energy Transition: Will the Next President Finally Spark Change?

Anissa R. Suharsono|Yanuar Nugroho

All three contenders for today’s presidential election in Indonesia have pledged to make its energy sector greener. However, they have not gone far enough in their campaign promises, especially on funding this green transition, which bodes ill no matter who wins the vote.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections Sustainable Development

13 Feb 2024

Will the PSI Enter Indonesia’s National Parliament After the 2024 Elections?

Leo Suryadinata

The Indonesian Solidarity Party, PSI, is aiming to secure some national parliamentary seats in tomorrow’s elections. Hitching their wagon to the outgoing president and his youngest son, who now heads PSI, might not be the failsafe strategy PSI’s ambitious politicians think it is.

Indonesia Indonesian Elections