Indonesia candidates call on president to remain neutral ahead of 2024 poll

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Spice Up Your Life with Homemade Pumpkin Spice: No Bake Pie | SaltWire #shortsvideo #cookingshortsJAKARTA - Two potential successors of Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo on Monday called on him to remain neutral in the run-up to next year's election amid public criticism he may be trying to retain power after leaving office.

"We often meet with people who love the president and they have a message: the president must maintain neutrality," ex-Jakarta governor Anies told reporters after a lunch with Jokowi and the other presidential candidates at the state palace. Analysts say the political maneouvering risks entrenching dynastic and patronage politics in a country that bore authoritarian rule for 32 years until 1998.

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