A race between oligarchies.

Prof Vedi Hadiz, Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne, talks about the choices voters have when voting in the 2019 election in Indonesia.

To the polls. Indonesian president Joko Widodo takes pictures with supporters at a presidential campaign rally in Serang. Source: Reuters - Willy Kurniawan, 4 March 2019.

What is the key choice facing voters in the Indonesian Presidential election?  How might economic inequality impact on the election outcome?  Why might the informal vote (Golput) be important?  Prof Vedi Hadiz explains these and related issues.

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