JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's front-runner for July's presidential election received a significant boost to his chances of becoming leader of the world's third-biggest democracy on Tuesday after securing support from the country's number two political party.
Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is already well ahead in opinion polls to win on July 9 and has the backing of two other parties.
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