Will Prabowo Be Jokowi 2.0?

Ben Bland, Director of the Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House

11-Mar-24 09:30

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In today's Pressing Matters, Philip See speaks to Ben Bland director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House as we get his take on the recently concluded Indonesian Presidential Election where Prabowo Subianto will succeed Joko Widodo. Ben shares with us his perspective on how exciting the election campaign was on the ground and whether he expects Prabowo to be Jokowi 2.0.

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Produced by: Philip See

Presented by: Philip See

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Tags: indonesia presidential elections, jokowi widodo, prabowo subianto,

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