JAKARTA (Reuters) – The vast volunteer network of outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday endorsed retired general Prabowo Subianto for president in February’s election.
The endorsement from the “Projo” network, seen as a proxy for the president, is the strongest signal yet that the incumbent will back his former rival in the closely contested race.
(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia; editing by William Mallard)