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Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

FromState of the World from NPR


Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

FromState of the World from NPR

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2024
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Podcast episode

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Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge for the U.S., which once trained and supported Prabowo, then subsequently banned him from entering the U.S. for twenty years. And a TV song contest in Venezuela in which every song is about the authoritarian president.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Released:
May 10, 2024
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