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Golkar move will aid Indonesia’s Jokowi, but not graft

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: INDONESIA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Indonesia AP

Topical: politics corruption election government judicial legislation opposition party policy
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2017), "Golkar move will aid Indonesia’s Jokowi, but not graft", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB227630

Friday, December 22, 2017

Significance

This follows the resignation of former leader Setya Novanto after the Corruption Crimes Court declared him a defendant in a case regarding the national electronic identity card scheme (e-KTP). Novanto denies any wrongdoing.

Impacts

Concerns about corruption could depress foreign investment inflows.
The new Golkar leader’s first major political test will be in June 2018 regional elections.
President Joko Widodo could turn legislative cooperation from a more pliant Golkar towards his own re-election bid in 2019.

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