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Indonesia election: Big donors shy away from camps not favoured by Jokowi, say rivals
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (second from left) hosting presidential candidates (from left) Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan to lunch in October.
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JAKARTA – Another controversy is emerging in Indonesia’s presidential election, with political parties quietly complaining that the country’s tycoons are avoiding donating to campaigns not backed by President Joko Widodo.
The donations – transferred to bank accounts registered with the election commission – are legal under campaign rules, with a cap of five billion rupiah (S$429,000) per donor for each presidential candidate.
