Indonesia, Dll.

This week the podcast takes a look at the 16 political parties contesting in the legislative elections. There's a lot of familiar faces in familiar parties and some infamously familiar faces in the newer parties, but how successful will they be? With parties required to secure at least 4 percent of the overall vote to take up seats in the House the fight is on to get bums on seats and avoid the political wilderness. And a special happy birthday shout-out to two special boys! 

On April 17, Indonesia heads to the polls. Over 190 million voters will pick their choice for president, vice president and local representatives for the DPR. In this first episode of Indonesia, dll hosts Hayat and Erin look at why the 2019 election is seen as such an important step for democracy and how the vice-presidential candidates became the race to watch. They also touch on an emerging crisis for the Democratic Party and a possible future environmental disaster in North Sumatra. Also: Orangutans.