Legislative race a toss-up between PDI-P and Gerindra

Workers sort and fold ballots for the 2024 legislative election on Dec. 13, 2023, in Denpasar, Bali. - Antara

JAKARTA: The February legislative race remains a toss-up between the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and its staunch rival Gerindra Party, which has forged closer ties to President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, surveys show, as they compete to dominate the House of Representatives after Jokowi’s tenure ends.

The PDI-P has dominated the legislative elections for the past decade. But it has seen its dominance being challenged by rival Gerindra, which leads a nine-way alliance backing frontrunner Prabowo Subianto that casts itself as “team Jokowi”.