The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced that the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa presidential ticket would be listed as number 1 on ballots for the presidential election following an election number draw at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday.
Meanwhile, rivals Joko “Jokowi” Widodo-Jusuf Kalla will be listed at number 2 on ballots, kompas.com has reported.
During the event, Jokowi and Kalla were given first turn to pick a number.
The draw was held one day after the KPU officially announced that both candidate pairs had met administrative and medical requirements on Saturday.
Prabowo-Hatta are supported by a Gerindra Party-led coalition, which also includes the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party PAN), the United Development Party (PPP) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The parties collectively secured 292 or 45.3 percent of the total 560 seats at the House of Representatives in the legislative election.
Jokowi-Kalla are backed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in a coalition that involves the NasDem Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Hanura Party and collectively garnered 207 or 39.97 percent of House seats.
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