Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Indonesia’s Jokowi Set for 2nd Term as President
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has won a second five-year term, preliminary election results showed Wednesday, in a victory for moderation over the nationalistic rhetoric of his rival, Prabowo Subianto. Vote counts from five independent survey groups showed Jokowi with a clear lead over Subianto, a general during the era of the Suharto military dictatorship who warned Indonesia would fall apart without his strongman leadership. The so-called “quick counts” from reputable survey organizations that use a sample of polling stations have been reliable in past elections. With an average ofRead More
Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters
MELBOURNE: (DNA) – The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month’s elections. For 32 percent of Australians, access to affordable health services is the biggest worry, followed by the cost of living at 31 percent and crime at 25 percent, according to the Ipsos Issues Monitor, cited by the Sydney Morning Herald. But the monitor, Australia’s longest running survey of community concerns, found that 23 percent ofRead More