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Indonesia’s Prabowo Shows his Hand

Indonesia’s Prabowo Shows his Hand

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Jul 04, 2014
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Last Saturday, Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto rolled a rhetorical hand grenade into the electoral contest, saying that if elected, he would seek to cut back on the electoral system in favor of what he called a “consultative approach” more in keeping with Indonesian cultural traditions.

While his comments may not have gained wide tract…

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