(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Indonesia Elections & Implications

Topic: Indonesia Elections & Implications

Guest:

Ashok Sajjanhar, (Former Ambassador)
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd., Defence Expert)
Gautam Kumar Jha, (Assiatant Professor, Centre for South East Asian Studies, JNU)

Topic Description:

Indonesia's president looks to be on course for re-election, according to unofficial results released within hours of polls closing. Joko Widodo has a lead of more than 10% over his rival, the ex-general Prabowo Subianto, in early results. Official results are not expected until May, but the so-called "quick counts" - undertaken by polling companies - have proved correct in previous years. Indonesia voted on Wednesday in the world's largest one-day election. More than 192 million people were eligible to cast their ballot to select 20,000 local and national lawmakers, including the president. The presidential race was a re-match of the 2014 contest between Widodo and Subianto, who both made political moves in line with the increased prominence of conservative Islam in the country. Muslim-majority Indonesia is made up of thousands of islands and has more than 260 million people. It is home to the world's largest Muslim population. On this edition of the big picture we will anlayse the elections in Indonesia and its implications.