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Relations sour between Indonesia’s two most influential leaders in ruling party, say sources

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This handout picture taken and released on April 21, 2023 by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle shows party leaders (front L-R) Puan Maharani, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Ganjar Pranowo, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prananda Prabowo Suro taking a selfie after Pranowo was selected by the country's largest political party as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election in Bogor on April 21, 2023. (Photo by Handout / Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /  Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (second from right) with Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle leaders (from left) Puan Maharani, Ganjar Pranowo, Megawati Soekarnoputri and Prananda Prabowo Suro.

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With less than a year left before Indonesia’s next general election, relations between the two most influential leaders in the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have soured, with the

choice of a presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairing

the main bone of contention.

At the centre of tensions is the selection of a vice-presidential candidate to run with PDI-P’s recently declared presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, 54, a senior party member.

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