Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan makes his vice presidential pick for Indonesia's upcoming election, aiming to secure a strong Muslim voter base.
Anies Baswedan is so far falling behind presidential candidates Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto. / Photo: AA Archive
Opinion polls have forecast the election to be a close race between Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who have both received the support of the current president, Joko Widodo.Anies' vice presidential pick, Muhaimin Iskandar, leads the National Awakening Party , which has strong ties with Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama , which boasts 40 million members.
"With PKB joining, it feels like this coalition will move faster, be bigger and more stable," Anies said in a rally broadcast from the city of Surabaya, East Java.Running with Muhaimin could broaden Anies' appeal to voters, as PKB and NU are seen as promoters of moderate Islam, said political analyst Djayadi Hanan, adding that Anies needed"a breakthrough" as his base voters were mostly conservatives.
"If you cannot be trusted now, cannot keep commitments, what will you do when you hold great power?" the former president said.
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