TEMPO'S 2014 LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
There is no need to be cynical about politics and politicians, even though many incumbent legislators have gone to jail. Here are 11 candidates running for public office worthy of your vote. They range from anticorruption activists to an ustad fighting for religious freedom.
March 25, 2014
IT is not easy to remember the faces-not to mention the names-of the legislative candidates whose posters have recently been plastered all over Indonesia. Their smiling faces all look alike and there is little difference in their slogans. Most are just riding on party coattails, adding the picture of their party leader or the party's presidential candidate.
Few voters are familiar with their backgrounds. According to a national poll taken jointly
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