Indonesian president Prabowo’s first 100 days marked by u-turns, missteps … and sky-high popularity
Prabowo appears at ease on the global stage and enjoys a high approval rating at home but analysts point to a lack of direction on foreign policy
Days after he was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president, retired general Prabowo Subianto, kicked off his tenure with a militaristic boot camp in the hills of Java.
In olive-green army fatigues and combat boots, his new cabinet – from bespectacled technocrats to former officers – marched and stood in formation.