KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Campaigning for Indonesia's presidential election was officially underway on Tuesday, with two of the three candidates kicking off two months of whistle-stop touring to woo voters in a race to lead the world's third largest democracy. Indonesia holds presidential and legislative elections on Feb. 14, with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo, and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan vying to replace the hugely popular outgoing leader Joko Widodo after a decade in power. Recent surveys have showed former special forces commander Prabowo leading with Ganjar second and Anies a distant third.
Campaigning Gets Underway in Indonesia for February Presidential Election
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Campaigning for Indonesia's presidential election was officially underway on Tuesday, with two of the three candidates kicking off two months of whistle-stop touring to woo voters in a race to lead the world's third largest democracy. Indonesia holds presidential and legislative elections on Feb. 14, with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo, and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan vying to replace the hugely popular outgoing leader Joko Widodo after a decade in power. Recent surveys have showed former special forces commander Prabowo leading with Ganjar second and Anies a distant third.