Jokowi's son-in-law Bobby tops survey for North Sumatra race


JAKARTA: The mayor of Medan in North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution (pic), the son-in-law of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, is leading in an early public opinion poll for prospective candidates in the province’s upcoming gubernatorial race.

In the survey published by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) on Sunday (July 28), Bobby of the Gerindra Party came out as the most electable candidate in the simulation of 23 prospective candidates for the November race, with 41.2 per cent of respondents favouring him.

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