Frontrunner Prabowo Subianto has warned off foreign interference as polls show the former strongman is likely to be elected Indonesia’s new president this week after a slick campaign that has traded heavily off the tacit backing ofA majority vote for Mr Prabowo on Wednesday would avoid a run-off election and kill the bold plans of rival and reform candidate Anies Baswedan, who wants to dilute Indonesia’s controversial nickel and other investment ties with China and draw closer to Australia.Mr Anies has emerged as the dark horse in this election race, but he needs more time to sell the country on his vision for Indonesia. The former Jakarta governor is jostling for second place with another governor, and is a long way behind frontrunner Mr Prabowo.that if elected he would navigate an exit from Mr Joko’s turbocharged nickel industry development policy that has tanked global prices, forced Australian mines to close, and sparked environmental concerns. “We need to be more careful about down-streaming,” he said on Friday after coming off the stage at a rally in East Java
Frontrunner Prabowo Subianto has warned off foreign interference as polls show the former strongman is likely to be elected Indonesia ’s new president this week after a slick campaign that has traded heavily off the tacit backing ofA majority vote for Mr Prabowo on Wednesday would avoid a run-off election and kill the bold plans of rival and reform candidate Anies Baswedan , who wants to dilute Indonesia ’s controversial nickel and other investment ties with China and draw closer to Australia .
Mr Anies has emerged as the dark horse in this election race, but he needs more time to sell the country on his vision for Indonesia. The former Jakarta governor is jostling for second place with another governor, and is a long way behind frontrunner Mr Prabowo.that if elected he would navigate an exit from Mr Joko’s turbocharged nickel industry development policy that has tanked global prices, forced Australian mines to close, and sparked environmental concerns. “We need to be more careful about down-streaming,” he said on Friday after coming off the stage at a rally in East Jav
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