Indonesia’s New President…

Meet President Jokowi (Photo: Emily O'Dell)

I’m currently in Java watching Jokowi, Indonesia’s new president, make his first “presidential” speech on TV. Despite Jokowi’s clear win, tensions in Indonesia are still running high, after Prabowo rejected the election process as “unconstitutional” earlier this evening. Having spent the past two months studying Indonesian politics on the ground, I’m looking forward to a break from this year’s election drama–and hoping there’s no violence tomorrow in the wake of tonight’s announcement…

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