Posts tagged Prabowo Subianto
Is There A New Strongman Leading The World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Nation?
Is There A New Strongman Leading The World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Nation?

(ANALYSIS) The Feb. 14 election of Indonesia's current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as the country’s president should raise concern in the U.S., both because of who he is and also the chicanery surrounding his campaign. Official results will still take some weeks to appear and there are allegations of election fraud.

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Asia, Analysis, Islam, News, Politics, ReligionPaul MarshallPaul Marshall, religion, politics, Indonesia, Islam, Muslim, Asia, Prabowo Subianto, Primary feature, recharge, RechargeComment
Indonesian presidential candidates duel over who’s a better Muslim
Indonesian presidential candidates duel over who’s a better Muslim

(NEWS ANALYSIS) The country’s incumbent president Jokowi, seen as a liberal “metalhead of state”, chose conservative Muslim cleric Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate to win votes from an increasingly conservative Indonesia. Meanwhile, Jokowi’s challenger Subianto has been wooing radical Islamist groups.

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