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Indonesia’s Jokowi Takes Control of Parliament

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Apr 19, 2019
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Indonesia’s April 17 general election has delivered a strong coalition in unofficial tallies giving President Joko Widodo control of Parliament, with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, the party he represents, emerging as the biggest of nine parties occupying the lower house.

The so-called “quick count” was made by 10 reliable survey …

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