JAKARTA: Indonesia's election commission announced on Monday the official candidates for next year's presidential vote when the world's third largest democracy is due to pick a successor to incumbent leader Joko Widodo.

The February election will see three contenders vying for the Muslim-majority country's top office, with Defense Minister and former special forces general Prabowo Subianto battling former governors Ganjar Pranowo of Central Java and Anies Baswedan of Jakarta.

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