Prabowo Subianto’s favored candidate is trailing behind the opposition pick in Jakarta’s governor election in a potential blow for Indonesia’s new president though there’s a chance the contest may still go to a runoff.

JAKARTA: The opposition party led by Indonesia’s former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday (Nov 27) claimed victory in Jakarta’s race for governor in a blow for Indonesia’s new President just a month after he took office.

JAKARTA] Indonesia’s former Cabinet secretary, Pramono Anung, emerged as the frontrunner in Jakarta’s gubernatorial election held on Wednesday (Nov 27), according to quick count data from independent survey agencies.

Voters in Indonesia’s capital choose their next governor on Nov 27, in an early test for President Prabowo Subianto after he took office in October. The election pits Mr Prabowo’s candidate, former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil,