There were two major surprises in Indonesia’s parliamentary elections last week. Firstly, the disappointing outcome for Megawati Sukarnoputri’s PDI-P. Secondly, the better than expected showing for Islamic parties–we’ve got analysis of the Islamic factor from Greg Fealy yesterday and Tom Power today.
In this video, New Mandala’s Dr Ross Tapsell (@RossTapsell) interviews the ANU Associate Professor Greg Fealy and prominent Indonesian activist and political analyst Usman Hamid (@UsmanHAM_ID) about the results of the Indonesian parliamentary elections.
They also examine what will happen next, with a focus on what a likely PDI-P led coalition might look like, and the impact of this vote on the presidential elections on 9 July.