CNA discusses why Indonesian politicians switch parties easily and frequently.

Short answer: most political parties have no strong ideological differences. There’s no such thing as left vs right, progressive vs conservative.

Almost all are nationalist conservative and try to carry the religious votes, so in most cases it doesn’t matter which party politicians are affiliated with. What matters is to which party leader do their loyalties lie. It’s hero worship and group identity, not political ideologies, that define the majority of Indonesian political parties.

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Why political party-hopping is rampant in Indonesia and can anything be done about it

Internal conflicts, schisms, and opaque mechanisms in nominating legislative and executive candidates are some of the reasons why politicians switch political parties to contest elections.

^{Nivell Rayda (CNA)}