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April 17, 2019

Indonesia: President Joko Widodo on Track to Win 2nd Term
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In news from Indonesia, early results show President Joko "Jokowi"
Widodo has been re-elected, defeating former special forces military
commander Prabowo Subianto by about 10 percentage points. Prabowo is the
former son-in-law of Indonesia's longtime dictator Suharto.
Investigative journalist Allan Nairn recently revealed Prabowo had made
plans to stage mass arrests of political opponents and his current
allies if he won. Click here to see our recent interview with Allan
Nairn on the Indonesian election.


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