SINGAPORE: The rupiah turned weaker on Monday after Indonesia's second largest party, Golkar, unexpectedly said it would support the main rival to presidential frontrunner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, while the Malaysian ringgit led gains among emerging Asian currencies.
Golkar sprang a surprise by announcing it would support former general Prabowo Subianto in July's presidential election, even though "Jokowi" named Golkar senior party official and former vice president, Jusuf Kalla as his running mate.
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