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Jakarta governor election 2017
![After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34_cvrs_1.jpg)
After Ahok: Indonesia Grapples with the Rise of Political Islam
By Sebastian Strangio
For decades, Indonesian society has experienced a slow process of Islamization. In 2017, the pace picked up.
![The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rts12wwq.jpg)
The Fall of Ahok and Indonesia's Future
By Nithin Coca
Ahok's defeat says less about the rise of Islamism and more about the strength of entrenched political interests.
![The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-17_19-31-47.jpg)
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The political future of the Jakarta governor isn’t quite the litmus test some are claiming.
![Packed Lunch Protesters: Outrage for Hire in Indonesia Packed Lunch Protesters: Outrage for Hire in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-03_15-06-41.jpg)
Packed Lunch Protesters: Outrage for Hire in Indonesia
By Sally Andrews
Paid protesting is a long-standing part of Indonesian politics.
![Jakarta’s Election Is Unraveling Indonesia Jakarta’s Election Is Unraveling Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-30_04-41-53.jpg)
Jakarta’s Election Is Unraveling Indonesia
By James P. Bean
A potent mix of Islamism, anti-communism, and racial prejudice threatens to boil over.
![Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law? Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-23_15-28-15.jpg)
Can Jakarta Governor Ahok Escape Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law?
By Tobias Basuki
Ahok's fate will have huge implications for Indonesia's future as a pluralistic democracy.
![Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat? Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-21_15-08-40.jpg)
Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?
By Nithin Coca
Do protests against Jakarta's Chinese-Christian governor signal a turn toward Islam's far right?
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