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Explainer: Indonesia's election - the people, issues and preparations
Most opinion polls give Widodo a double-digit lead but the opposition has disputed survey findings. Some recent surveys have shown Prabowo catching up.
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More than 192 million Indonesians are eligible to vote in
presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday after campaigns
focused on the economy, but with political Islam looming large over the
world's biggest Muslim-majority nation.
President Joko Widodo, a former furniture salesman who launched his political career as a small-city mayor, is standing for re-election in a contest with ex-general Prabowo Subianto, whom he narrowly defeated in 2014. |
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As conservative Islam gains traction, politicians including
Widodo have taken pains to appear more Islamic. The worry for investors is
that the appeal for conservative votes will translate into populist policy. Most opinion polls give Widodo a double-digit lead but the opposition has disputed survey findings. Some recent surveys have shown Prabowo catching up. THE "NEW FACE" IN POLITICS, WIDODO SEEKS A SECOND TERM When Widodo was elected five years ago he offered a break from the military and political elite that had clung to power since the fall of strongman ruler Suharto in 1998. Now, Widodo, 57, is running on his own record for a second term. With his easy smile and signature "blusukan", or impromptu walkabouts, he came to power on a wave of support for a clean, can-do image he cultivated as a small-city mayor, and then as governor of the capital, Jakarta. Still, during his political rise, Widodo, a moderate Muslim from the city of Solo in Java island, has had to fend off smear campaigns suggesting he was anti-Islam, a communist or in debt to China. On Sunday, he made a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site, Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
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India's River Diversion Plan and South Asia's Waters More dams are to come, as India’s need to power its economy means it is quietly spending billions on hydropower in Kashmir. The Senate report totted up 33 hydro projects in the border area with Pakistan. The state’s chief minister, Omar Abdullah, says dams will add an extra 3,000MW to the grid in the next eight years alone. Some analysts in Srinagar talk of over 60 dam projects, large and small, now on the books. (This special report has appeared in the Bulletin on Current Affairs - February 2012, you may have to Buy the print edition to read full story) More in the Edition: South Asia's Water - a growing rivalry Indian, Pakistani & Chinese Border Disputes India's River Diversion Plan: Its impact on Bangladesh Water Crisis can Trigger nuclear war in South Asia Reclaimed Water - the Western Experience Bulletin on Current Affairs is delivered FREE of cost to the members of Bookmark Book Club
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