The President’s Kingmaker

President Jokowi is encouraging several candidates to partake in the 2024 presidential election. These political acrobatics are potentially damaging to democracy.

Tempo

May 30, 2022

THE temptation to extend power can descend on most anybody facing the end of their term of duty. They undergo efforts to spin out their power or do things to ensure the next leader stays under their control. President Joko Widodo is no exception. His term of duty ends in 2024. After indications emerged that he is encouraging, or at the very least is conceding to efforts to prolong his presidential term and delaying general election

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