ALTERNATING PRESIDENTIALISM
February 27, 2001
Blair A. King*)
| Why does Indonesian politics continue to be unstable? Many observers look for political causes, i.e. the weaknesses of President Wahid’s government and the desires of his political adversaries to dethrone him. However those are only secondary causes. The primary cause is institutional: it remains unclear whether Indonesia wishes to have a pure presidential system, a pure parliamentary system, or some mix o |