The President’s Kingmaker
Monday, May 30, 2022
President Jokowi is encouraging several candidates to partake in the 2024 presidential election. These political acrobatics are potentially damaging to democracy.
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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