Can the New President Reunite the Nation?

DURING the presidential campaign, the public seemed torn apart. One side was for Joko Wododo-Jusuf Kalla, the other for Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa. A tug-of-war in both real and virtual worlds was unavoidable.

In Yogyakarta, hundreds of Jokowi volunteers clashed with Prabowo supporters when their campaign processions passed at the Ngabean Terminal junction. Both sides threw stones, causing a serious traffic jam. Supporters from both candidates also taunted each other at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. Meanwhile the war in the virtual world was just as violent, from bantering with rhymes to slandering.

July 15, 2014

Tempo.co

Do you believe the new president will be able to reunite Indonesians divided by the presidential election?
Yes
	(66.5%)	636
No
	(23.7%)	227
Unsure
	(9.8%)	94
Total	(100%)	957

DURING the presidential campaign, the public seemed torn apart. One side was for Joko Wododo-Jusuf Kalla, the other for Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa. A tug-of-war in both real and virtual worlds was unavoidable. In

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