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Geostrategic analysis of international affairs

Geostrategic analysis of international affairs
Ruling Party the Only Significant Loser in Indonesia’s Parliamentary Elections By the numbers at least, there was plenty at stake in Indonesia’s April 9 parliamentary elections, when over 200,000 candidates contested almost 20,000 seats in 532 legislatures across the country. But to what extent were these elections a referendum on the sitting government? What do the elections tell us about the July presidential election? And what do they reveal about the state of democracy in Indonesia? more

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