Jokowi’s son Kaesang is laying groundwork for Indonesian political dynasty
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
After having declared his interest in running for mayor in June, the younger son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo has made waves again – this time for joining a youth party and, within days, becoming its chief.
Sri Lanka crisis: Rise and fall of Rajapaksa’s ‘Political’ dynasty
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
During the mass protest on fateful Saturday morning when almost everyone in Sri Lanka was on the roads against the regime blaming it for putting the country in massive economic turmoil, one thing that connected the country was the angst against a single name that ended with ‘Rajapaksa’.
Marcos thanks supporters after landslide presidential election victory
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of the Philippines dictator deposed in a 1986 popular uprising, thanked his supporters on Monday after winning the presidential election by a huge margin, according to unofficial results, marking a stunning comeback for the country's most famous political dynasty.
Suharto dynasty suffers blow to ambitions in Indonesia
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo can afford a sigh of relief this week after his government dodged the fallout from a corruption case engulfing his key coalition partner. Indonesia’s presidency was rocked when Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto was detained last month as a suspect in one of Indonesia’s biggest-ever corruption cases.
Thaksin founded the Shinawatra dynasty, but the military empowered it
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017
The departure of the former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country prior to a Supreme Court verdict on her rice-pledging policy, leaves various questions concerning the future of herself and the Shinawatra family, the Pheu Thai Party, and changes in the Thai political landscape.