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Indonesia's presidential front-runner battles the puppet image

Indonesia's presidential candidate Joko Widodo speaks during a televised debate with his opponent Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta By Kanupriya Kapoor and Jonathan Thatcher JAKARTA (Reuters) - When one of Indonesia's most powerful politicians wanted to be part of a new government, he did not approach Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the front-runner in next week's presidential election. The politician, Aburizal Bakrie of the Golkar party, was rebuffed by ex-President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Critics say he will defer to Megawati and she will call the shots in the new government in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. It is an image Jokowi does little to dispel with his public displays of deference to Megawati.




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