Once disgraced, Indonesian ex-general tipped for presidency after makeover

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Cooking Culinary Adventure: inspired by Halifax's Seaport Market | SaltWire #cooking #cookingshortsJAKARTA - Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and banned from travelling to the United States on account of his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now in pole position to be Indonesia's next leader.

As the 72-year-old gears up for the election campaign, the numbers suggest his rebranding is working. "His chance at winning is now the strongest," said LSI's Djayadi Hanan."Part of the reason for that is the president's endorsement." By appointing Prabowo to his cabinet in 2019, Jokowi provided the former general with a level of validation and visibility he previously lacked, such as seeing his de facto travel ban to the U.S. erased in 2020 when he visited the Pentagon.

Prabowo's cabinet appointment in 2019 was seen at the time as a way for Jokowi to heal political divisions. When Shihab claimed he was just being a politician, he joked that perhaps he was not a good one because he"kept on losing".

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