Indonesia Court Ruling Enables Jokowi’s Son To Run As VP
- Constitutional court issues ruling on Monday following appeal
- Judgment paves way for president’s son to seek higher office
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Indonesia’s constitutional court ruled in favor of an appeal to lower the minimum age for presidential and vice-presidential candidates with legislative or regional leadership experience, paving way for younger contenders, including the president’s son.
Under the condition, any candidates younger than 40 years old can still run for the nation’s top two posts, the court said in a ruling on Monday. For those without the experience — such as being a lawmaker, governor or mayor — they still need to be at least 40 years old to be eligible to contest.