WEBINAR: Indonesia's Next President

Elections on 14 February gave Prabowo Subianto an overwhelming victory in the three-cornered contest to be Indonesia's next president. Voters also chose a new national parliament and membership of regional and district legislatures in the world's biggest single day election. Almost 205 million voters registered to cast ballots for candidates across these four-tiers of government.

But all eyes were on who would replace President Joko Widodo after a decade in power. Despite his popularity at the ballot box, Prabowo, 72, represents a gamble for a still insecure democracy. He could take Indonesia back to an earlier style of uncompromising leadership. Moreover, his vice president, Widodo's son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is untested in a senior leadership role.

What do the elections mean for the future of Indonesia? What do they tell us about the state of the country today? And how will the change at the top affect Australia-Indonesia Indonesia relations?

Speakers

Professor Vedi Hadiz, Director, Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne

Professor Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti, Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University

Kevin Evans, Indonesia Director, Australia Indonesia Centre

Don Greenlees, Senior Advisor Asialink