February’s presidential election does not inspire confidence in the democratic trajectory of Africa’s most populous country.

The election results show a hardening of voting patterns along religious, ethnic, and geographic lines, a troubling development for a multiracial and religiously diverse Indonesia.

After his party suffered a humiliating loss in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is down but far from out.

The Giant of Africa’s next president will have to contend with daunting security and economic challenges.