Indonesia’s 2018 Regional Elections – West Kalimantan : Identity Politics at the Forefront

• Main Authors: Arifianto, Alexander Raymond, Chen, Jonathan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; General
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82738; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45028
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The West Kalimantan gubernatorial election is slated to be one of the most tenuous and polarising elections for the 2018 simultaneous regional elections – pilkada serentak. Historical tensions among different ethnic groups along with accusations of nepotism against the outgoing governor, have made t...