JAKARTA: Campaigning for Indonesia’s July presidential election has officially kicked off, with favourite Joko Widodo facing a tough challenge from a Suharto-era former general with a chequered human rights record.
Widodo, who won legions of fans during his time as Jakarta governor, started the campaign period with a ceremony at his Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s headquarters in the capital yesterday.
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