Jokowi Has Damaged Many Democratic Instruments

Indonesianist R. William Liddle on the recent scandal involving the Constitutional Court and the chances of the three presidential candidates in the 2024 elections.

Abdul Manan

November 6, 2023

FOR R. William Liddle, Joko Widodo at the beginning offered much hope for Indonesia that was still struggling to get back on its feet following the 1998 Reformasi revolution. Bill Liddle—as he is familiarly known—has studied Indonesia since the 60s. A political scientist with the Ohio State University, Liddle has a deep understanding of Indonesia’s political history through different eras. He knows Indonesia’s complex

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