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Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) launched a platform for overseas voters to learn more about their legislative candidates through Know Your Caleg (legislative candidate) program, which can be accessed through the calegdiaspora.org website. Through this website, voters can learn about the legislative candidates’ profiles including their track records, campaign promises and programs. In addition

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Please note that these translations from the original Indonesian were made by Southeast Asia Center staff for the educational benefit of our readers but without official approval from the news outlets.  The original articles, with attribution, are also included on this page.  While the translations were made by bilingual staff, thus minimizing the chance for

Please note that these translations from the original Indonesian were made by Southeast Asia Center staff for the educational benefit of our readers but without official approval from the news outlets.  The original articles, with attribution, are also included on this page.  While the translations were made by bilingual staff, thus minimizing the chance for

Who are the candidates? JOKO WIDODO, presidential candidate The 57-year old incumbent is the first Indonesian leader without links to the military, political, or religious elites. He served as mayor of Solo and governor of the capital, Jakarta. He won the 2014 presidential election on a platform of tackling corruption and investment in infrastructure. During

Indonesian Infrastructure in Politics By Lucky Agung Pratama Indonesians will go to the polls in April, bringing the contentious presidential campaign to an end, at least before the cycle repeats again in five years. During this race between incumbent president Joko Widodo and his opponent, Prabowo Subianto, both candidates have boasted about what they have

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