Indonesia’s Presidential Election 2019 – The Big Battle for Java : Key in Struggle for Power

• Main Author: Lanti, Irman G.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82567; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48146
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Indonesia has just concluded the third direct presidential election in the country’s history. Exit polls projected Jokowi’s victory with an increased proportion of votes compared to 2014. Central to this victory were Central and East Java where Jokowi enjoyed a huge jump in vote proportion despite P...