2024/02/11 05:30
Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Prabowo, who is running for president, held a final pre-election campaign in Jakarta on the 10th. (AFP)
[Compiled by Lin Jiayu/Comprehensive Report]Indonesia will hold a national election on the 14th to elect the country’s new leader in ten years to succeed the current President Joko Widodo, who remains highly popular. According to the latest poll released on the 10th, the 72-year-old current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received 52% support and is expected to win directly in the first round of voting. Prabowo’s camp advocates continuing Jokowi’s economic development path. During his tenure, he maintained close economic and trade relations with China. But Prabowo has also signaled a more neutral foreign policy amid the ongoing struggle between Washington and Beijing.
Maintain close economic and trade relations with China
The 10th is the last day to build momentum for the general election, and the next three days are a “cooling off period” that prohibits any candidate from engaging in campaign activities. Indonesia has a population of two. With a population of 700 million and more than 200 million registered voters, it is the third largest democracy in the world. The presidential term is five years and can be re-elected once. As a mineral resource-rich economy in the Group of 20 (G20), Indonesia strives to develop into a future center for multinational companies related to the electric vehicle industry chain.
A survey conducted by Indonesia’s LSI polling agency among 1,220 people showed that Prabowo, who has run for the third time, leads by a wide margin with more than 50% support. The rally held at the Jakarta Stadium on the 10th is expected to have an influx of nearly 100,000 people. One hundred thousand people. After Prabowo lost to Jokowi in the last election, he joined the cabinet and became defense minister. He held military power during the dictatorship of late President Suharto and suppressed the East Timor independence movement and the 1998 student democratic movement, leaving a stain on human rights.
Anies Baswedan, the 54-year-old former Jakarta governor, also attracted more than 80,000 supporters during his rally, and the poll number was 23. 3% ranked second; Ganjar Pranowo, the 55-year-old candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), ranked second with 20. Three percent ranked third.
Bloomberg pointed out that when Jokowi took office in 2014, he proposed a series of ambitious economic and infrastructure agendas, in which China played the largest source of foreign investment, including assisting in the construction of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, which opened last year The first high-speed railway “Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway” was opened. According to Indonesian government statistics, China’s investment amounted to US$7.4 billion last year, and the United States’ direct investment amounted to US$32. $800 million.
Anies and Ghanchar advocate a more cautious attitude towards Chinese influence. However, analysts believe that Indonesia’s foreign policy is unlikely to change due to the election results, and whoever wins the election will inherit the same structural problems and opportunities.
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What also sparked discussion is that Prabowo’s choice of running mate is Jokowi’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. This move will undoubtedly absorb the benefits of Jokowi’s high popularity.
However, Gibran made a controversial ruling in October last year, allowing the 36-year-old to run for office without age restrictions. Jokowi himself emphasized that he would remain neutral in the election. However, as a member of the ruling party, he has not expressed support for the ruling party’s presidential candidate Ganchar. He has also been in the same frame with Prabowo several times. He has been questioned as secretly aiding him. The son became vice president to continue his political power.
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