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World > Asia & Oceania
Indonesia's election commission confirms presidential bets
By Agence France-Presse
Nov 13, 2023 6:15 pm

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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