JAKARTA -- At 75, former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has spent long enough in the corridors of power to know the value of getting a message across without spelling it out explicitly.

Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, talks with President-elect Prabowo Subianto at the national parliament building in Jakarta, on Aug. 16. Prabowo is set to be sworn in next month amid growing concerns over the pair's combined influence over Southeast Asia's biggest democracy. © AP
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