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View all search resultsSpeaking at an investment forum, Prabowo, who unofficial vote counts show won the Feb. 14 presidential election by a huge margin, said Indonesia had fundamental strengths that only needed good management, but said it was crucial to create more jobs and tackle poverty.
Prabowo may eventually be able to implement his expansive fiscal policy if he can get adequate political support at the House to amend the 2003 State Finances Law that limits the deficit to 3 percent but that would cause big risks to the economic stability.
In a speech delivered to members of the Indonesian Association of Civil Servants (Korpri), Jokowi said that his firsthand knowledge on how local government works helped him create effective policies while solidifying the cabinet.
The Constitutional Court is asking what the urgency is for it to lower the minimum age for president and vice president from 40 to 35 years if the House of Representatives and the government, who make the electoral laws and regulations, have given their endorsements. It is also a question that many people in the country are asking.
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