Indonesia’s Largest Party Expels Jokowi After He Backed Prabowo
- Jokowi’s son and son-in-law are also expeled by PDI-P
- Tensions arise as Jokowi backed presidential run by Prabowo
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Indonesia’s largest party has officially expelled former President Joko Widodo after he spurned the party’s own candidate in February elections and backed Prabowo Subianto’s successful campaign to become leader of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Chairwoman, known as PDI-P, Megawati Soekarnoputri made the decision to expel Jokowi, as the former leader is popularly known, along with his eldest son and son-in-law, according to senior party official Komarudin Watubun. More than two dozen party members were also dimissed.