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- The race to lead Indonesia, the world's fourth-most populous nation, kicks off this week.The presidential poll will be held on the same day as a national parliamentary election and voters will also choose executive and legislative representatives at all administrative levels across Indonesia.
A flurry of last-minute manoeuvring is underway by the country's political heavyweights as they shore up ever-shifting alliances.There are three candidates vying to succeed incumbent President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, who is finishing up the maximum two terms allowed by the constitution. Ganjar Pranowo is the candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. His long career in public service, most recently as Central Java governor, has won him a following outside the capital Jakarta. He is neck-and-neck with Prabowo in opinion polls.ANY BURNING ISSUES?
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