Author: Norman Harsono
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Jokowi’s 36-year-old son rises to VP, securing the outgoing leader’s Indonesia legacy
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Indonesia is set to get its youngest-ever vice president in Joko Widodo’s son, which may allow the outgoing leader to wield influence beyond the end of his final term. The rise to power of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, has been dizzying. Four years ago, he was a wedding caterer who also sold Indonesian-spiced pasta wrapped…
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Next Indonesia leader went from ‘poison pill’ to affable grandpa
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Once described by U.S. diplomats as a “poison pill” ex-general accused of human-rights abuses, Prabowo Subianto remade his image as an affable grandpa to win over Indonesia’s young electorate and is set to become the next president of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. The 72-year-old defense minister secured around 60% support, according to unofficial quick counts…
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Ex-general becomes cat-loving grandpa in bid to run Indonesia
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — The odds have never looked better for Prabowo Subianto to win Indonesia’s highest office. A former military general, Prabowo was dismissed for alleged human rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, then banned from the U.S. for two decades. He’s temperamental, volatile and known for pounding tables and fiery nationalist speeches. The former son-in-law…