As the country prepares to go to the polls on February 14, will the low representation of women in parliament improve? Given the systemic barriers in place, probably not.
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Joko Widodo is prevented from running again for president. But a court ruling has thrown next year’s elections in doubt and rumours abound of efforts to keep him in power longer.
The government’s decision not to delay the elections is driven mostly by economic reasons, though political factors also come into play.
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Lecturer, School of Government, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani
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Professor of Indonesian Law, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, Australian National University
