Jakarta governor's race a litmus test for Indonesia
- Written by Tobias Basuki, Researcher, Department of Politics and International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Yesterday, Jakartans went to the polling stations to choose between a Chinese-Indonesian incumbent accused of blasphemy by conservative Muslims, a former president’s son, and a former education minister as the next governor of Indonesia’s capital.
Incumbent Basuki Tjahaya Purnama leads the race with 42.87% of votes, followed by former...







