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Indonesia election 2024: woman whose ‘words carry weight’ could determine winner of presidential polls

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Indonesia election 2024: woman whose ‘words carry weight’ could determine winner of presidential polls

Source: South China Morning Post

The all-male Indonesian presidential race in February to decide the next leader of Southeast Asia’s largest economy could well be in the hands of a woman.
Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the governor of East Java, Indonesia’s second-largest province, is once again seen as instrumental to a presidential victory – just as she was to Joko Widodos second term.

East Java, home to 31 million voters and a traditional electoral bellwether, voted for Jokowi, as the outgoing leader is popularly known, in the last two elections.

The three contenders for the top job – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former regional governors Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan – had all sought her endorsement. After weeks of deliberations, on January 10, Khofifah threw her support behind Prabowo, the former military general, who leads in polls and rose through the powerful military under the patronage of the late dictator Suharto.

Click here to read the full article published by South China Morning Post on 22 January 2024.

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The all-male Indonesian presidential race in February to decide the next leader of Southeast Asia’s largest economy could well be in the hands of a woman.
Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the governor of East Java, Indonesia’s second-largest province, is once again seen as instrumental to a presidential victory – just as she was to Joko Widodos second term.

East Java, home to 31 million voters and a traditional electoral bellwether, voted for Jokowi, as the outgoing leader is popularly known, in the last two elections.

The three contenders for the top job – Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and former regional governors Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan – had all sought her endorsement. After weeks of deliberations, on January 10, Khofifah threw her support behind Prabowo, the former military general, who leads in polls and rose through the powerful military under the patronage of the late dictator Suharto.

Click here to read the full article published by South China Morning Post on 22 January 2024.

Image by South China Morning Post

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