Re-Match of Two Heroes

Questions as to who will be running in the 2019 presidential election were finally answered. What surprised the public were not Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, who will compete against each other once again, but rather their controversial running mate picks.

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Questions as to who will be running in the 2019 presidential election  were finally answered. What surprised the public were not Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, who will compete against each other once again, but rather their controversial running mate picks.

Speculation had been rife that Jokowi would choose Mahfud MD as his running mate, but he was replaced in the final seconds. The tug of war in Prabowo\'s camp over the vice presidential candidate was equally exciting. Sandiaga Uno was finally agreed upon after replacing Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who had been proposed earlier.