“A 20-year process of consolidation of a homogeneous political outlook among the parties controlling the Indonesian electoral scene has facilitated a political life that is dominated by personal rivalry and ambitions, and which has opened the way for dynasty building.”

“Meanwhile, the quandary for civil society – whether to build towards an outright opposition to the whole political elite or to try to intervene within it – is reflected in the slowness of the Workers Party (PB) to announce a clear position on who, if any, of the Presidential candidates, it will support.”

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