Opposition-Backed Candidate Takes Lead in Jakarta Governor Race
- Pramono Anung, backed by the opposition party, leads surveys
- Indonesia holds regional vote for over 500 posts on Nov. 27
Pramono Anung.
Photographer: Aditya Irawan/AFP/Getty Images
A candidate backed by Indonesia’s opposition has taken the lead in the pivotal race for Jakarta governor less than a week before the regional elections, according to the latest survey.
Some 42.1% of respondents said they would choose Pramono Anung, a senior politician backed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to lead the country’s capital city, according to the Indikator Politik Indonesia survey published on Friday.
