In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

In the job seven days,Asia’s newest leader is already standing up to China

Prabowo Subianto hadn’t even lived a day of his presidential honeymoon period when China started harassing a state-owned ship. What’s it all about?

  • byZach Hope

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Once blacklisted from Australia,Western leaders now want this hard man ruler on their side

Once blacklisted from Australia,Western leaders now want this hard man ruler on their side

Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration as Indonesian president on Sunday caps a remarkable political comeback from years on Western blacklists.

  • byZach Hope
He rose on a platform of hope and change. He leaves with his nation’s democracy diminished

He rose on a platform of hope and change. He leaves with his nation’s democracy diminished

Joko Widodo is handing over the world’s third-largest democracy to his chosen successor on Sunday.

  • byZach Hope
Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run

Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run

The ruling has sparked street protests from backers of the failed presidential candidates,who had both claimed fraud.

  • byZach Hope
Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

The runner-up duo has now lodged legal action alleging Joko Widodo’s son was ineligible to run despite a court’s green light.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
How a Pixar-esque makeover helped put a military hardman in the palace

How a Pixar-esque makeover helped put a military hardman in the palace

Long the loser,former military hardman Prabowo Subianto is expected to become Indonesia’s next president. This is how he did it.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
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‘Gentler’ strongman Prabowo looks to have scored first-round knockout

‘Gentler’ strongman Prabowo looks to have scored first-round knockout

If confirmed in the official tally next month,the 72-year-old would fulfil a decades-long dream of high office. Victory would also install the 36-year-old son of popular incumbent Joko Widodo as the nation’s vice president.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians

Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians

The man in line to be Indonesia’s next president has a long memory. He hasn’t forgotten what Australians did in 1945 to support his country’s independence.

  • byZach Hope
Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day

Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day

Presidential favourite Prabowo Subianto,a former general with a murky past,has a complicated relationship with Indonesia’s Chinese community.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
This election is critical to Australia,so why aren’t we paying attention?

This election is critical to Australia,so why aren’t we paying attention?

Indonesia’s presidential election tomorrow will mark a new era for one of our nearest neighbours and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.

  • byPeter Hartcher
The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters

The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters

Some 200 million Indonesians will elect 20,000 legislators on Wednesday. But the main show is the presidency,a three-cornered contest thick with dynastic politics and reputation repackaging.

  • byZach Hope