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.

Unofficial counts showed Pramono Anung leading with 48 per cent to 50 per cent of the vote. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indikator Politik Indonesia confirmed Pramono’s frontrunner status, reporting 49.7 percent of the vote for him, while Ridwan received 39.69 percent and Dharma 10.61 percent. Jakarta is the only province where the elected governor must win above 50 percent of the vote or a runoff is held between the top two candidates.

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Pramono Anung-Rano Karno currently leads the quick count poll of today’s regional election.

JAKARTA: Voters in Indonesia’s capital choose its next governor Wednesday (Nov 27) in an early test for President Prabowo Subianto after he took office last month.