Protests Follow Announcement of Indonesian Election Results; Finding Answers for Mexico’s Disappeared; Global Notes: Is Eurovision Really Non-Political?

By Worldview Staff
Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election.
Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election. Achmad Ibrahim / AP Photo
Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election.
Supporters of the losing presidential candidate walk under a giant Indonesia national flag in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election. Achmad Ibrahim / AP Photo

Protests Follow Announcement of Indonesian Election Results; Finding Answers for Mexico’s Disappeared; Global Notes: Is Eurovision Really Non-Political?

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Incumbent president Joko Widodo was re-elected in Indonesia, and supporters of his opponent Prabowo Subianto took to Jakarta’s streets in protest.
  • Since Mexico launched its war on drug cartels in 2006, the number of “disappeared” people in the country has risen to above 40,000.
  • The Netherland’s Duncan Laurence emerged victorious after performing his song “Arcade” at Eurovision.