Huge public events bring lengthy election campaign to end in Indonesia
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Jakarta, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA) – (Camera: Bagus Indahono/Mast Irham). Huge public events combining entertainment and faith brought campaigning for the Indonesian presidential election to a close as the country with the largest Muslim population in the world now decides between the current president Joko Widodo or former military man and nationalist Prabowo Subianto.
Widodo, more commonly known as Jokowi, spent the final campaign day indulging in a massive concert in the capital, Jakarta, while his rival spent Friday night at an election rally with his followers to cap off seven months of campaigning.
It is the first time in Indonesia that presidential and legislative elections will be held simultaneously. There are only two presidential candidates, due to the high electoral support required to run in this archipelago of 265 million people, around 88 percent of whom are Muslim.
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Widodo, more commonly known as Jokowi, spent the final campaign day indulging in a massive concert in the capital, Jakarta, while his rival spent Friday night at an election rally with his followers to cap off seven months of campaigning.
It is the first time in Indonesia that presidential and legislative elections will be held simultaneously. There are only two presidential candidates, due to the high electoral support required to run in this archipelago of 265 million people, around 88 percent of whom are Muslim.
INCLUDES ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.