JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's president has nominated the air force chief to take over as armed forces commander, the parliament speaker said on Monday, amid nationalist pressure to choose a hardline army general.
The country's armed forces has lost some of its powers since the downfall of the military-backed regime of former autocrat Suharto in 1998, but still retains much influence.
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