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A New Hope
INDONESIA · Report · 28 Oct 2014

Executive Summary October 20th was a milestone date for Indonesia. For the first time in the country’s history, a regional leader was inaugurated as president. Joko “Jokowi” Widodo served two terms as mayor in Solo, Central Java (though the second term was unfinished, due to his move to Jakart...

Will the Presidency Remain Effective?
INDONESIA · Report · 08 Oct 2014

Drama in Indonesian politics came again yesterday, October 7, 2014. In the election of the Speaker and the Deputies of the People’s Consultative Assembly, the political body that in the past elected the President and Vice President, Jokowi’s Camp lost. With that loss, Prabowo’s Camp has swept pra...

Toward the Handover
INDONESIA · Report · 26 Sep 2014

Executive Summary Having been confirmed by the Constitutional Court, President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his running mate moved relatively quickly to prepare for the political transition. The Transition Team, headed by former Minister of Trade, Rini Soewandi, has finalized the structure o...

An Express Lane to “Quick Wins”
INDONESIA · Report · 17 Sep 2014

Executive Summary After taking the oath of office on October 20th, President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will have to quickly announce his dream team – his cabinet. He’ll also have to introduce the most appealing initiatives, able to win the hearts of not only his supporters, but also of the na...

Time to Move On
INDONESIA · Report · 27 Aug 2014

Executive Summary After a long process, the Constitutional Court upheld Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s presidential victory, meaning that challenger Prabowo Subianto lost his case alleging that the election had been won by electoral fraud. The verdict makes Jokowi the president-elect; he is to be inaugu...

At last, the Verdict is Final and Binding
INDONESIA · In Brief · 21 Aug 2014

The Indonesian General Election this year seemed to be like a roller coaster. At one time it was already at the peak of the process when the General Election Commission announced on July 22, 2014, that Joko (Jokowi) Widodo and Jusuf Kalla were the President and Vice President Elect of 2014 – 2019...

A Last-Ditch Attempt to Overturn the Elections
INDONESIA · Report · 31 Jul 2014

Executive Summary Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s presidential win at first looked like a happy ending. The vote count was completed on July 22, and the General Election Commission pronounced him the winner. The president-elect then gave a victory speech from Sulawesi, from the deck of a traditional me...

Presidential Election: Dramatic Ending on The Election.
INDONESIA · In Brief · 22 Jul 2014

The Indonesian Presidential Election was finally completed with the election of Joko (Jokowi) Widodo and Jusuf Kalla as President and Vice President Elect of 2014 – 2019. That decision was announced by the Indonesian Election Commission on the July 22, 2014 evening in Jakarta. Jokowi – JK, as the...

Indonesia’s Presidential Election: Waiting for the Final Verdict
INDONESIA · In Brief · 13 Jul 2014

The Indonesian Presidential Election was successfully done on July 9, 2014. There was no report of any major incidents related to the election. Even though the tension was very high during the campaigning period, yet there was no report of any horizontal conflicts between the supporters of the tw...

Jokowi Still Likeliest to Win
INDONESIA · Report · 30 Jun 2014

Executive Summary Campaigning is reaching a frenzied pace in the run-up to the July 9 presidential election. Although campaigning is officially supposed to cease by July 5, that deadline is likely to be ignored, with both leading parties continuing to pursue their agendas, albeit far more quie...

Jokowi Likely to Take It
INDONESIA · Report · 29 May 2014

Executive Summary On the heels of the parliamentary elections, Indonesian politics are heating up. The field has been winnowed to two presidential candidates (from an initial four), and two vice presidential candidates, who will stand for the July 9 vote. This means the election will be decide...

Girding for the Presidential Race
INDONESIA · Report · 24 Apr 2014

Executive Summary The parliamentary elections came off peacefully, without significant conflict, or any casualties. This is very important, because in many countries elections are synonymous with uncertainty. The smooth proceedings were praised as a signal of maturing democracy. The many Qu...

Three Cheers for Jokowi
INDONESIA · Report · 31 Mar 2014

Executive Summary Optimism breeds optimism. That’s an apt analysis of events in Indonesia so far this year. Good news in January generated further optimism, which ultimately strengthened the currency. At this writing, the rupiah has strengthened to about Rp. 11,400, from Rp. 12,300 earlier in ...

A Stronger Bottom Line
INDONESIA · Report · 21 Feb 2014

Executive Summary A cascade of good news in February firmed recent optimism. The first report was about inflation, suggesting that price rises were moderating. This was especially happy news, given Indonesia’s sensitivity to weather-prone inflation, as the country’s geographic position and arc...

Starting Off Right
INDONESIA · Report · 27 Jan 2014

Executive Summary This year kicked off on an optimistic note. The Fed’s decision to begin tapering ended uncertainties, and reignited global investment in emerging markets countries. Both the Indonesian stock market index and the rupiah gained in the first few weeks of the year. The new opt...

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