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Reformasi Dispatch

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Restu or Rest Week in Indonesia

Rest to is a very common word in politics that reflects the hierarchical past of political traditions where top tier figures control the movements of their underlings. So there's a sense that a minister who wants to run for president should ideally get prior permission from the president. And that permission comes in the form of a rest to or the president saying that he condones the candidacy, not necessarily his candidacy.

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