Indonesia's Pranowo and Baswedan register for presidential vote

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Former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan, right, and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar, left, hand over their registration documents for Indonesia's presidential election at the General Elections Commission office in Jakarta on Oct. 19. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

October 19, 2023 12:47 JST

Updated on October 19, 2023 16:57 JST

JAKARTA -- Indonesian presidential hopefuls Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan submitted their applications for the 2024 presidential vote on Thursday, two of the three expected contenders for leading the world's third-largest democracy.

Pranowo, a former governor of Central Java, and his running mate, Mohammad Mahfud MD, the coordinating minister for legal, political and security affairs, registered at the General Elections Commission (KPU) office in the afternoon.