Jokowi remains frontrunner in Indonesia's presidential race - poll


  • World
  • Friday, 27 Jun 2014

Indonesia's presidential candidate Joko Widodo speaks during a televised debate with his opponent Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta June 15, 2014.REUTERS/Beawiharta

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a nine percentage point lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto with less than two weeks before Indonesia's July 9 presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll published on Friday.

In a survey of 790 voters between June 5-24, the state-funded Indonesian Institute of Science found 43 percent support for Jokowi, 34 percent for Prabowo, with 23 percent undecided.

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