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Jakarta: Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto is predicted to secure over 50% of votes needed to win the countrys presidential election in one round, a new opinion survey showed on Saturday, the last day of campaigning...
Prabowo is projected to gain 51.9% votes, based on a survey of 1,220 respondents by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), conducted between Jan. 29 to Feb. 5...
Respondents gave 23.3% of their support for former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and 20.3% for Ganjar Pranowo, former leader of Central Java province, while 4.4% were undecided...
Prabowos popularity has soared since the ex-special forces commander chose the son of President Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his running mate in October, signalling to voters that the popular, outgoing leader would support Prabowos ticket, Hanan said.. Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, has been accused of interference and bias over his implicit support for Prabowo, which his allies have denied...
Gibran is Prabowos running mate, owing to a last-minute decision by a court headed by Jokowis brother-in-law to change eligibility rules, and the president has made several public appearances with the frontrunner...
