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Sartorial Litigants? Widodo Beyond 2024
Reformasi Dispatch
English - February 29, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary indonesia news politics current events policy analysis policy analysis indonesian politics indonesian news international relations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A recent presidential fashion statement -- a bright yellow necktie -- triggered anticipation that he may harbor designs on a takeover of Golkar, the Soeharto-era ruling party that will likely remain second-largest in the next parliament. Insider sources cited by Tempo magazine corroborated this indication of this maneuvering via sartorial elegance. But a Golkar takeover next December would be no simple task, even for the powerful Joko Widodo -- and it might conflict with the interests of Prabowo Subianto. Also: Jeff and Kevin discuss Prabowo's Free Lunch program and its costs, along with a possible parliamentary process to censure the government for wayward handling of the election process.