Re-Arming For The Runoff

Anies and Basuki race to woo those who voted for Agus Yudhoyono. The religion card is clearly being played.

February 21, 2017

The night before the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Wednesday last week, Muhammad Rifky alias Eki Pitung was contacted by a member of the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno campaign team. As chairman of the Barisan Betawi, a volunteer group supporting Agus and Sylviana, he was asked to support them in the upcoming second round of the elections. "Join us," said Eki, quoting the offer, last week. "Tomorrow, votes for the No. 1 ticket will not be more than

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