(Associated Press)JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s presidential election Wednesday pits incumbent Joko Widodo against former special forces Gen. Prabowo Subianto in a repeat of the 2014 contest. Widodo, a furniture exporter and heavy metal fan who had a meteoric rise in Indonesian politics, chose a conservative Muslim cleric as his vice presidential candidate. But while in office, he has been unwilling to press for accountability that threatens powerful institutions such as the military. Subianto, 67, has sometimes highlighted a novel about a future world war that briefly mentions Indonesia as part of the basis for those fears. His role in the 2019 campaign has raised his profile nationally and he is already talked about as a possible 2024 presidential candidate.

Source: Washington Post April 15, 2019 06:56 UTC