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John Sidel In Indonesia, the third most populous – and largest majority-Muslim – democracy in the world, a notoriously sinister and volatile figure is now set to take office.
Analysts say there are slim chances of Prabowo’s presidency downgrading Indonesia to full-fledged autocracy but there could be incidents, which would erode few elements of democracy.
That Prabowo, who is responsible for numerous atrocities, could stand in Wednesday’s election and is not behind bars, is a graphic exposure of the “democracy” established after the end of the Suharto dictatorship.