Indonesia Votes 2019

Indonesia election: Jokowi's running mate Ma'ruf holds his own in vice-presidential debate with Prabowo's Sandiaga

  • Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on a visit to Cianjur, in West Java. His campaign has so far zeroed in on bread-and-butter issues, a potential weak spot for Mr Joko. President Joko Widodo has not lost an election since he entered politics 15

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  • Dr Ma'ruf with Muhammad Attamimi "Atta" Halilintar, the first YouTuber in South-east Asia with over 10 million subscribers. The photo of them standing shoulder to shoulder shows a commonality or connection between Dr Ma'ruf and millennial voters like

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  • Vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno waving to the crowd in Kemang on Feb 17 (left). He had attended the launch of an "I'm SandiUno" app and met youth volunteers and supporters at a cafe there. Later at an interview in his camp's media centre (be

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  • Mr Sandiaga Uno, the vice-presidential pick of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto, spoke passionately about research and innovation, start-ups and the burgeoning creative economy. Dr Ma'ruf Amin, President Joko Widodo's running mate, spoke animate

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