general suharto supported by the united states of america. it was during the time of general suharto due to economic recession and the weakness of indonesia's financial base and general poverty led to public demonstrations until may 19, 1998, when us secretary of state madeleine albright ordered him to resign. when muhammad suharto fell after 33 years of power, many indonesian people were of the opinion that the country of indonesia. well , we introduced the first part of our conversation with the political deputy of the indonesian ambassador in tehran before this video , here we will see the second part of the conversation with him, please stay with us. my other question is about how to advertise the election. yes, members of the legislature can work. they talk and people choose them. that's mean about their own program and missions for the people , is there any special law in this field? responsible election committee. all regulations and how to hold election campaigns and candidates' dialogue with the people , all of these have regulations

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto.o, just before he was dismissed from the army, accused of ordering the kidnapping of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military heart man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one time adversary and today, the most popular politicalfigure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto.om the army, accused of ordering the kidnapping of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military heart man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one time adversary and today, the most popular political figure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power and resources of the presidency

he was sacked from the armyl once suharto had been ousted and forced into exile.ertainly he alarms indonesians who care a lot l about human rights and care a lot about _ democratic freedoms. his public pronouncements are pretty undemocratic. . he's a man who believes that western democratic values i are not really suited - to this part of the world. critically, he's got _ the backing of the incumbent president, joko widodo. and presidentjokowi, - as he's known, is the most popular politician this - country has seen in more than a generation. and in the eyes of most- of the population, he's brought development, stability, . real calm, and his backing for prabowo has really managed to sort of embellish prabowo's i image and give him . this commanding lead. and ex—president widodo, will he want to kind of pull the strings a bit? oh, i don't think anyone . is in any doubt about that. he's done what so many pe0ple d0~ _ he's got his son, - his 36—year—old son, in as prabowo's deputy. and to do it, he had to get the constitutional court - to waive an age limit. you have

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto. of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military hard man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one—time adversary and today, the most popular political figure in indonesia outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power and resources of the presidency to extend his influence beyond his constitutional term limit. in these

by "him" he means prabowo subianto, the former special forces commander and son in law of suharto.ing of activists... ...and of masterminding this — the chaos and rioting which preceded suharto's resignation. today, he's the front runner in the election. the transformation of prabowo's image from feared military hard man to cuddly, avuncular candidate is the most remarkable aspect of this campaign. younger indonesians with no memory of his past have been flocking to him, thanks to some slick social media messaging. but the real key to prabowo's success has been the unexpected alliance with his one—time adversary and today, the most popular politicalfigure in indonesia, outgoing presidentjoko widodo. through a controversial court ruling, he's made the president's son his running mate, bringing a decidedly dynastic flavour to this election. presidentjokowi's poll ratings remain astonishingly high for a leader who's been in power ten years. but he's now being accused of misusing that popularity and the power and resources of the presidency to extend his influence beyond his constituti

the country has evolved since suharto's time. presidential power is now limited but his election shows us democracy's fragility it's tempting to see democratic reform within a narrative of unyielding progress but indonesia shows us that at any moment, democracy is still fragile and progress can always falter >> before we >> go, i want to tell you about the new special from me that is premiering tonight right here on cnn it is called why iran hates america. >> fareed >> zakaria special, and so on at 08:00 p.m. eastern in the show, we explore how the islamic republic has become a dominant force in the turmoil in the middle east and just why it holds so much animosity toward the united states thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i hope to see you tonight. at 08:00 p.m. and right back here next week >> candidate john edwards cheated on his cancer-stricken wife, had a baby with his girlfriend and then tried to pass so it off as a campaign staffers kid. >> we're here to get your side of the story. >> united stat

for example, during the entire 30 years of suharto's rule, we only had one or two chasses, but presidentakovi is building them everywhere, and most importantly, he has radically rebuilt seaports to connect our islands. and finally, he has the courage to say no to the world if he thinks something is wrong, as in the case of our fossils, when they tried to dictate to us. has a very large domestic market consumption, more than half of gdp. this helped protect indonesia from the global economic crisis. today , not only world players, but ordinary people are looking at indonesia. the island of bali is especially popular. by its attractiveness. bally is considered the second, if not the first , destination after dubai, leaving behind paris, london, new york. by the way, this is where the orientalist mikhail tsyganov settled. having become acquainted with this country in early childhood. indonesia began for me, as if not at birth. father was there too professional indonesianist, so i had no problems with choosing a career in life, then there was the institute of african country studies, work fo

so australia, us, every other country in the world that collaborated with the suharto regime, for us,t doesn't accountability and justice matter, notjust in the national, but the international context? i mean, we have institutions now like the international criminal court and the international court ofjustice. they've been in the news in recent days, of course... yeah. ..because of the case brought by south africa against israel, the accusation being genocide. but one can look at a whole raft of conflicts, not just gaza, but one could look at ukraine, one could look at sudan, myanmar, one could go back to the former yugoslavia. the feeling in the international community is that accounting for what happened, to prosecute those responsible for the most egregious crimes, matters. and you're suggesting, for you, it isn't the priority. it isn't the priority, because i would say, a, xanana gusmao himself said, and i say, "those who didn't "commit any crime may cast the first stone." and he asked, "if we are going to try anyone, "where do we start?" we start with ourselves, or we go only for

so australia, us, every other country in the world that collaborated with the suharto regime, for us,t doesn't accountability and justice matter, not just in the national, but the international context? i mean, we have institutions now like the international criminal court and the international court ofjustice. they've been in the news in recent days, of course... yeah. ..because of the case brought by south africa against israel, the accusation being genocide. but one can look at a whole raft of conflicts, not just gaza, but one could look at ukraine, one could look at sudan, myanmar, one could go back to the former yugoslavia. the feeling in the international community is that accounting for what happened, to prosecute those responsible for the most egregious crimes, matters. and you're suggesting, for you, it isn't the priority. it isn't the priority, because i would say, a, xanana gusmao himself said, and i say, "those who didn't commit any crime may cast the first stone." and he asked, "if we are going to try anyone, where do we start?" we start with ourselves, or we go only for

so australia, us, every other country in the world that collaborated with the suharto regime, for us,t doesn't accountability and justice matter, not just in the national, but the international context? i mean, we have institutions now like the international criminal court and the international court of justice. they've been in the news in recent days, of course... yeah. ..because of the case brought by south africa against israel, the accusation being genocide. but one can look at a whole raft of conflicts, notjust gaza, but one could look at ukraine, one could look at sudan, myanmar, one could go back to the former yugoslavia. the feeling in the international community is that accounting for what happened, to prosecute those responsible for the most egregious crimes, matters. and you're suggesting, for you, it isn't the priority. it isn't the priority, because i would say, a, xanana gusmao himself said, and i say, "those who didn't commit any crime may cast the first stone." and he asked, "if we are going to try anyone, where do we start?" we start with ourselves, or we go only for

protÉgÉ and the former son-in-law of the former indonesian dictator suharto.tics fear his rise to power could result in the return of military rule in indonesia. visit democracynow.org to watch our interview on tuesday with journalist allan nairn on the indonesian election. house republicans voted to impeach homeland security alejandro mayorkas, making him the first sitting cabinet member to ever be impeached. the final vote was 214 to 213. republicans accused mayorkas of failing to uphold immigration laws at the u.s.-mexico border. following the vote, president biden issued a statement saying -- "history will not look kindly on house republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games." three republicans voted against impeaching mayorkas. congressmember mike gallagher of wisconsin, who just announced he will not seek re-election, warned the vote will "set a dangerous new precedent that will be weaponized against future republican administrations." the democrati

prabowo is the former son-in-law of the longtime authoritarian leader suharto, responsible for the invasionast timor. we survived the massacre were indonesian soldiers armed, trained, financed by the united states open fire, killing more than 270 of them. they beat you up, fracturing or skull. talk about how prabowo's involvement in timor, killings in indonesia as well, and then his supporting of coups led him to where he is today. i was amazed he was willing to grant you an interview years ago where he talked about becoming a fascist dictator. and where he stands on everything from isis to what is happening today in gaza. after all, indonesia has the largest muslim population in the world. >> well, i met with him twice in 2001. i actually was meeting with him because i was investigating two particular murders of civilians. i wanted to find out what he knew about them. i think possibly he enjoyed speaking to an adversary. but regarding the santa cruz massacre in timor that we survived, prabowo said it was an imbecilic operation and objected to it not because of the hundreds of to marie's th

now, he is a former general under the suharto dictatorship. he's been accused of human rights abuses at one point, wasn't allowed to enter the united states or australia, and he ran in the past two elections, rosemary lost to president joko widodo and then falsely claimed that the votes had been stolen. will perhaps third time is the charm prabowo has had an image make-over. thanks in part to a slick pr and social media campaign, but perhaps just as importantly and it made me more importantly he's perceived transformation shan is due to the endorsement by the very popular president judd kohi, whose elder son is prabowo running-mate. now, jacoby has had a two term limit >> he cannot >> run again and look if provo wins 50% of the votes, which if we go off this quick count, it's saying he's won almost 60%. he will be the next president of indonesia. his rivals and nice baswedan the former governor of jakarta, and ganjar pranowo, former governor of central java, where yet to hear from any of these at candidates. but look, the main issue of this el

east timo and was pump work all while he served as a special forces commander and a former dictator, suharto, a prabowo deniers. those accusations >> few would deny the effectiveness for these cartoon oh bit sophisticated image making we're pr companies influencers, and of >> course, both muscle and the most important is the backing of president joko. >> he it keeps on moving. he is not the front runner >> a prabowo is hoping to score 50% of the vote on wednesday when indonesians go to the polls that would avoid a runoff and make him indonesia's next president after losing to the country's outgoing leader, joko widodo, known as jacoby at the past two elections. this time may well be different thanks in part to a slick social media campaign targeting indonesia's useful >> the good boy dance is quite viral because it was introduced and even done by mercer for bow himself. and it turns out the public loves it as it seems nowadays, people through for a happy campaign model, which includes dancing >> over half of the country's huge electorate of 200 million registered voters are either millennial

suharto said, well meaning people, well meaning lawyers to get involved.ges. i want more people to go and have a look at what the impact of this level of immigration and illegal immigration is having on the streets of britain. this is not a one off incident. we hear about these things. we see these things in this tragic case. it's all over our news and the airwaves because obviously how it out and the it has played out and the unfortunate thing that's happened with the young children and people involved. and the other people involved. but we must do something about this. this is a wake up for us. >> my brilliant pundits return at 1030 sharp with tomorrow's papers. your reaction market gb news.com. but next up , as our ex news.com. but next up, as our ex prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives with the support of one nigel farage, can liz truss unite the right and brexit? four years on, was it worth it? i'll be asking former government minister ann widdecombe it. it's not going to be instead, well, i'm being hopeful that the to

suharto said, well meaning people, well meaning lawyers to get involved.ages. i want more people to go and have a look at what the impact of this level of immigration and illegal immigration is having on the streets of britain. this is not a one off incident. we hear about these things. we see these things in this tragic case. it's all over our news and the airwaves because obviously how it out and the it has played out and the unfortunate thing that's happened with the young children and people involved. and the other people involved. but we must do something about this. this is a wake call for us. >> my brilliant pundits return at 1030 sharp with tomorrow's papers. your reaction market gb news.com. but next up , as our ex news.com. but next up, as our ex prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives with the support of one nigel farage, can liz truss unite the right and brexit? four years on, was it worth it? i'll be asking former government minister ann widdecombe it. it's not going to be instead, well, i'm being hopeful that the