Indonesia ruling party's presidential candidate to announce running mate


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is greeted by Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong, China, April 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The presidential candidate of Indonesia's ruling party will announce his choice of running mate on Wednesday, amid last-minute manoeuvring by the country's political heavyweights to shore up alliances ahead of the 2024 election.

The world's third-largest democracy is set to vote in February to replace President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, who has served the maximum two terms allowed.

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