Choosing Jokowi’s son as running mate ‘instrumental’ in raising Prabowo’s popularity: Analyst

Indonesian defence minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto claimed victory hours after polls closed on Wednesday (Feb 14), after independent quick counts showed him winning nearly 60 per cent of the national vote. The 72-year-old’s pick of running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka - the eldest son of incumbent president Joko Widodo - was a boost in his bid to become Indonesia’s next president, Mr Vikram Nehru, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies’ Foreign Policy Institute, tells CNA’s World Tonight. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia