CNA938 Rewind - Prabowo’s 1st year: Populism, protests, and power – grading his year in office

It’s been one year since Prabowo Subianto became Indonesia’s president – and it’s been a turbulent start. His government has faced waves of protests, even as he rolls out ambitious populist programmes like free school meals. At the same time, Mr Prabowo is pushing to raise Indonesia’s global profile, strengthening trade and security ties in a divided world. Has his first year delivered stability and growth – or exposed deeper cracks at home? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Dr Yanuar Nugroho, Visiting Senior Fellow, Indonesia Studies Programme from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Dr Nugroho is also Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President from 2015-2019.