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Another hurdle for Prabowo as cracks in coalition widen

Party leader calls for alliance to be dissolved in bid to calm tensions following vote results

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The cracks seem to be deepening in the alliance that backed former general Prabowo Subianto's presidential run, after a leader from the Democratic Party publicly called for their coalition to be dissolved to help ease tensions in Indonesia.

In a series of tweets on Sunday, the party's deputy secretary-general Rachland Nashidik suggested to incumbent President Joko Widodo and Mr Prabowo that disbanding their rival coalitions could be a "quick recipe" for peace.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 11, 2019, with the headline Another hurdle for Prabowo as cracks in coalition widen. Subscribe