INDONESIA IN 2014 Jokowi and the Repolarization of Post-Soeharto Politics
After a decade in power, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono retired from the Indonesian in october 2014. Arguably, his rule was the most stable period of governance in Indonesian democratic politics counting both the sixteen years following Soeharto's fall and the seven-year parliamentary democracy in the 1950s. Accommodating a wide array of ideological, religious and social interests. Yudhoyono has been a master political integrationist. The slogan of his ("nationalist-religious symbolized Yudhoyono's determination, and ability, to bridge the divide, In Indonesian society, that is, that between nationalists who believe that religion no take a backseat to larger societal issues and devout who favour a stronger role for Islam in political life is While balancing these two groups Yudhoyono also neutralized a host of other conflict pots. Handing out patronage posts to all major parties that sought them and refraining from conflict with forces critical of him or democracy overall Yudhoyono ensured that almost everyone accepted, or at least tolerated, his rule The result of this decade-long political equilibrium looked impressive: Indonesia kept at very low levels, and one major separatist conflict Aceh was resolved.