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While there is a need to keep to the fiscal deficit cap of 3 per cent of GDP, Indonesia’s next leader will pursue progressive policies for a stronger economy, says UOB economist Enrico Tanuwidjaja.
Here are details of the candidates and their running mates. As governor of Jakarta from 2017-2022, a position once held by Jokowi and considered a springboard to the presidency, Anies, 54, was praised for his COVID-19 response but criticised for his handling of recurrent flooding in the sprawling, congested capital. He is not a member of a political party but is backed by three parties, including a secular party in the ruling coalition and the conservative Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).