Keeping it in the family, politically in Indonesia: Dynasties tighten their grip, but voters have other more pressing problems


Legacy looms large: Prabowo (left) and Gibran standing in front of a portrait of Jokowi at the General Elections Commission office in Jakarta. — AFP

ANOTHER controversial age-related court ruling in Indonesia has paved the way for another son of outgoing President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, to run in an election.

On May 30, the country’s Supreme Court decided in favour of a rule change on the minimum age of candidates in November’s regional head elections. Now, candidates have to be aged 30 only when they are inaugurated, rather than when their election bid is confirmed.

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