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Indonesian presidential candidates Anies Baswedan (left), Prabowo Subianto (third from left) and Ganjar Pranowo (second from right) with their running mates.
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JAKARTA – When it is election season in Indonesia, parking attendant Lukman springs into action to try to make some money from the political pageantry in the world’s third-largest democracy.
And business appears to be booming, with Mr Lukman often in demand for his “rent-a-crowd” service that has takers among candidates ranging from presidential to parliamentary hopefuls.
