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THE COALITIONS PRESIDENTS MAKE : Presidential Power and Its Limits in Democratic Indonesia

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Call no.
: 320.4598/MIE
Author
: Marcus Mietzner
Contributor
: Nur Nadhirah Frida Binti Abdullah
Summary
In The Coalitions Presidents Make, Marcus Mietzner shows how Indonesian presidents keep the country stable by forming big coalitions. These coalitions don’t just include political parties but they also include the military, police, local leaders, rich people, and Muslim groups. This makes the system strong, but it also hurts democracy. Presidents have to please everyone in the group, so they focus on keeping power instead of making real changes.