Three-horse race takes shape for 2024 presidential election


A printing company employee checks the color quality of ballot papers for the 2019 presidential election in Jakarta in this undated photo. - The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): While Indonesia is caught up in a political tug of war over a possible delay in the next presidential election in 2024 or whether President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will have his final term extended, coalition building for the upcoming race remains underway.

The election is shaping up to be a three-horse race as political parties open communication with potential allies to assemble new competitive coalitions.

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