"Our internal surveys show that Jokowi-Ma'ruf's electability is trending downwards while Prabowo-Sandiaga is trending upwards due largely to Pak Sandiaga's campaigning," Mr Suhud Aliyudin, a campaign spokesman for the challengers, told The Jakarta Post.
"The difference is not too large and the race will likely be decided by swing voters."
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