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Indonesian election commission confirms presidential candidates

Indonesia’s election commission KPU has announced the three pairs of candidates who will run to succeed President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in next year’s elections.
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia’s election commissionKPU has announced the three pairs of candidates who will run to succeedPresident Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in next year’s elections.

Anies Baswedan andMuhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, and Prabowo Subianto and Gibran RakabumingRaka have been declared eligible as presidential and vice presidentialcandidate pairs for the simultaneous elections in 2024, KPU Commissioner IdhamHolik told a news conference on November 13.

Vying for the Muslim-majority country's top office are formerJakarta governor Anies Baswedan, former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo, and defenceminister and former special forces general Prabowo Subianto. Their respectiverunning mates are Chairman of the Islamist National Awakening Party (PKB) Iskandar,chief security minister Mahfud, and mayor of Surakarta city Raka.

The official campaign period starts on November 28, but thepresidential hopefuls have already embarked on nationwide tours seeking supportfrom voters.

Up to 205 million people will head to the polls on February 14, 2024, to votefor one of the candidates. The next president will be sworn in October 2024, thecommission said./.
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