a wet start in jakarta, — over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the _ over to you, steve. start in jakarta, the polls _ over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls are - over to you, steve. a wet start in jakarta, the polls are up - injakarta, the polls are up and running, we will be out on the street later we hope as the brainteasers. to get you up to speed with what's been going on, some context to the indonesian economy, ford says indonesian economy, ford says indonesia ranks 15th in the world, worth about 1.5 trillion us dollars, just below spain and just above turkey. it is southeast asia's largest economy so however well it string will have an impact on the rest of the region. like most countries emerging from the pandemic, the two most significant economic concerns are about growth and unemployment. i spoke with yanuar nugroho in singapore, he was also the deputy chief of staff to the president of indonesia previously. iasked him about the challenges indonesia is facing. we are trapped in this middle income — we are trapped in this middle income trap for 1

jakarta. steve come over to ou. �* , jakarta. steve come over to ou. ~ , jakarta.lling stations _ you. as you show they are polling stations are - you. as you show they are polling stations are up - you. as you show they are | polling stations are up and running today. they will be open to 1pm local time. just to give you a sense of the scale of what's involved with a 17,000 islands that make up the entirety of the indonesian archipelago. the logistics are incredibly challenging. indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world following india and indonesia. india and the united states, rather. before the election took place i had a chance to catch up with election expert and she told me some challenges that indonesia faces in carrying out this election. indonesia is a very big countrv _ indonesia is a very big country. it is very complex, not — country. it is very complex, not only— country. it is very complex, not only for the election commission but also for voters in etectro- _ commission but also for voters in electro— participants. the total— in electro—

let's _ in jakarta. thank you for your coverage. let's take - in jakarta.coverage. let's take it to india now where the police fired tear gas at protesters at one of the state borders north of the capital city. those were some of the scene that played out just around the some of the scene that played outjust around the capital city around the borders. you can see chaos as the police clashed with indian farmers. tens of thousands of farmers have been marching to the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices for their produce. farmers also want the government to double their income, way above their loans and also withdraw the police cases filed against them during the last protest in the year 2021. and this significantly comesjust months 2021. and this significantly comes just months before national elections where the prime minister is widely expected to win a third term and indian farmers do from a very significant political voting block. thousands of right healing and delivery workers in the us and united kingdom went on strike on valentine's day calling fo

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the new president would be inaugurated in october or at this cross over to jakarta and speak to t w's, sharon mark, read, assume a long walk. are the core issues in this election, sharon, to yes. so as for see that the court issues us and this year's election in indonesia is still about the economy. multiple survey shows that a top national issues that needs to be prioritized and needs to be tackled on our job creations and also, and the issue of eradication of poverty reputation. it is not surprising because of, of the entire $200.00 and millions electorates are millennials and also jen z. and that has been the issues that they have faced in the past and also that they will be dealing in the future. for example, unemployment especially after depend demik and also um there has been mass layoffs happening into startups in indonesia as they call the tech winter. so all the candidates on his, on his bus way down going to a panel and also problems to be unto has put a creationist, a new jobs as part of their agenda. all right, well probably was to be on tow has been leading in opinion pol

set the scene for us, what are the expectations, the mood from jakarta? are we looking ahead to? haslinda: to start with, haidi, it's a massive and complex election, 200 voters in an archipelago with 17,000 islands, 700 knowledges, three different kinds owns. to give you a sense, we have had millions of election officials getting deployed and some have had to leave days beforehand to get to their locations on foot, on horses, even in helicopters to get to the most remote areas to ensure the voters get voting papers. it's a massive undertaking for the country, it is complex, and as complicated as can be. we talked about the three candidates vying for the top job. it's not about just using the president, but also the government, local leaders as well. it's a huge election. now it is prabowo subianto's election to lose, he is the favored man to be the next president to replace joko widodo. he has a pretty checkered past, back in the late 1990's, he was the man, in general links to the adoptions of student protesters -- abductions of student protesters who di

and if we add to this that jakarta did not join. to anti-russian sanctions and has many views on theimilar to moscow, this country simply cannot help but represent interests for us, however, it should be taken into account that jakarta has to maneuver between the interests of the united states and china, and the latter do not always coincide with moscow's plans. assessing the potential of indonesia, we will look at things realistically, although things in the country are going uphill, but that’s all. its remarkable indicators fade somewhat if we divide national wealth per capita, and there are more than 280 million of these souls in indonesia, the most populated country after china, india and the united states. in other words, the majority of the population does not live richly, and people are looking for ways to make money, sometimes in the most unexpected ways. this is voluntary transport management. what do we get in return? in return, we receive mainly palm oil and coconut oil. the goods are necessary, but the possibilities are much wider. for example, indonesia does not have its

that was our isn't pacific bureau chief new york bottles in jakarta. finally, venice is gearing up for the highlight of its carnival season. the total is more vibrantly costumed revellers concealed themselves behind mysterious masks for the mall, which marks the final day of carnival on trove tuesday. or on the ground during the renaissance, these mast poles celebrated. venice is military prowess these days. it's more of a tourism droll, but you can't mask the prices. tickets, go for up to 5000 to euro. you're watching dw news of next 3 single mothers from different asian countries tell their stories on per that's coming up after the break. terry martin, thanks for watching the audience of the truth. this time, excel gen this chimed in. dar meets the voices of the 3 turkey alter as the other one had to flee into exile. i knew the police would search my house. courageous people are trying to stem the turkish governments, all sorts of gibs. but only if the call.

>> any given day, the rain will affect traffic in jakarta.s morning, it could impact voters throughout especially below 35. in 2019, turnout was 42%. talking about 100 million young voters. 44 million. this with the rain could be lower than that. haslinda: would that be detrimental? we have seen how it is the younger people who are supporting him because of his tiktok strategy. will that impact how he performs? >> i think there will be some dent in his votes. right now he is pulling above 50%. with those demographics he is targeting and with this condition, they might be deterred from going to the polling booths. haslinda: what has been key for voters for the selection? >> i think continuity is key for a lot of voters regardless of age. he has been successful in infrastructure, industrialization. a lot of people are looking forward to more of the same. an increase in investment in infrastructure. haslinda: in terms of foreign policy, how do you think indonesia should be positioning itself? how should indonesia be positioning itself amid an en

let's get the very latest from jakarta with my colleague, steve lai.nding by and getting us regular updates from the ground there. steve, just take us through what you're seeing and the reactions as well. , ,., �* , seeing and the reactions as well. , �*, well. yes, so it's the day after the _ well. yes, so it's the day after the elections - well. yes, so it's the day after the elections that l after the elections that happened yesterday it was a public holiday and voting across the indonesian archipelago, life is sort of turning back to normal. the traffic is picking up in jakarta, people are getting back to work and getting on with business and that's where our focus is on this hour as well. the run—up the election well. the run—up the election we heard that economic growth fell slightly, lower than the government's target. that was due to exports and falling commodity prices, indonesia is in a strong position, it is considered one of the fastest growing economies in the region, we'll get thoughts on that with a guest in just a moment, but here is wh

my colleague steve lai sent this report from jakarta, ahead of the presidential election. you can't help but notice the number of young people. nearly half of the population is under the age of 30. but when it comes to employment, youngerjob—seekers are struggling. for those under the age of 25, the unemployment rate is 19%. indonesia needs to create millions jobs for the young labour force. but i think what is more difficult is that to prepare this young labour force, to be able to respond to the new demand from the industry or from the economy. most of the labour force are not highly educated. they are not well trained. i'm in a busy part of jakarta where students from the university of indonesia like to hang out, and they're some of the lucky ones getting higher education. but even they have concerns about what the future holds when it's time for them tojoin the workforce. we've also said that all generation is golden generation for indonesia. so i think the most important for president is who can support a young generation in all or in gen 2. everybody said we will cre

is derek motus in jakarta. now around $10000.00 migrants of arrived on spain's canary islands so far this year, most of them crossing from mauritania. last week, the european union in spain pledge 200000000 euros to help more attaining a club down on smugglers and to determine migrant birds. canary islands are an important destination for people trying to reach continental europe. numbers of those attempting, the dangers atlantic crossing are soaring. so to the number of those who die dw, as young phillip sholtes reports from la promise and will gone on grand canal, re as a small cemetery on the canary islands, blank spaces stand out between the other plaques, no name, no epitaph. these are the graves of unknown african migrants there. now, so many of these that the cemetery has had to expand mo, do often comes here. he survived the crossing from san diego, but many people, he knows didn't. a good friend has been missing for 3 weeks. as the boy say to me, this could be him or anyone else around me who has died

jonathan head, bbc news, jakarta.ekend and millions of people in china are on the move as they head to their hometowns to celebrate with theirfamilies. 0ur china correspondent, laura bicker, has been speaking to people in beijing about their hopes ahead. some new year wishes need spiritual intervention. many young people in beijing come to the lama temple to pray for a job. a slowing economy means millions of graduates are out of work. this dragon year, they're clinging to the hope that will change, as well as dressing up for the occasion. translation: the economy has been sluggish. _ you need to have good ideas and back yourself, but praying to the buddha and the burning incense, that will also help. all: happy new year! even the very young have theirfuture in mind. "i want to get top marks in my exams every time," says this ten—year—old. at beijing train station, families are bundled up and loaded up for the long journey back to their hometowns, and with good reason. the sun may be shining in the capital, but heavy

he is speaking to us from jakarta, indonesia. has written a piece in the intercept headlined "indonesia state apparatus is preparing to throw election to a notorious massacre general." we will be back with him in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: they signed on to artist for ceasefire. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we continue our conversation with longtime investigative journalist allan nairn who has covered indonesia and indonesian occupied east timor for decades. his peace in the intercept, "indonesia state apparatus is preparing to throw election to a notorious massacre general." juan: before we lost you, i was asking you, you had mentioned prabowo's attempts to rebrand himself. i asked about the young voters of indonesia who make up about 52% of the electorate. how have they bought into this narrative? what does it say about a democratic election that a general with this kind of a record is likely to be victorious? >> we don't yet know if he is likely, but he is a strong th

jakarta where indonesians are voting to choose a successor. david: welcome to bloomberg markets: asia. 10 in hong kong. stocks are tracking this drop on wall street following hotter than expected numbers. traders are dialing back bets. the first slide passed in november. it is prompting a strong push back authorities in japan and msci dropping dozens of companies, adding to risks for beaten-down markets. markets in indonesia, how are things shaping up on the ground? haslinda: you are seeing someone cast their vote. this man is touted as the favorite to take over. this is his third try to be the top man. two times in a row he lost. this is a man with a checkered past. you know, he has allegedly been involved in objections of students, human rights violations in papa new guinea. a man who managed to remake his image using social media like tiktok. reinvention of a personality to win the hearts and minds of the people. here we are on the cusp of a new presidency. david: there we go, lots to unpack on the ground. we will keep you updated on everyt

in jakarta -- wait. let me double check this for you. jakarta at these levels should be very near all-time highs. we are watching that very closely. the number you are looking for on the nikkei 225 is 40 -- 38. asia-pacific, 170 to the upside right now. stocks -- global bonds down for a second straight week. global treasuries back to two week lows. we've had a decent week as far as commodity markets are concerned. to the point that we were discussing, the fed has pushback on expectations for rate cuts. atlanta fed saying they are in no hurry to cut interest rates. haslinda: there's been confusion in the treasury market as well. we saw how people reacted to the cpi data. weaker than expected retail sales. now they are wondering, where do treasuries go from here? how do you make sense of all the comments coming out of the fed as well? lots to digest. you talk about indonesia. that results from the recent election, perhaps paving the way for the market to go higher. let's take a look at where we are in terms of gmm. overview of the markets

haslinda amin there in jakarta. geopolitical stories we are following, israel has pulled out of talks on securing a cease-fire with hamas, refusing to send a delegation back to cairo for further discussions. benjamin netanyahu again dismissed militant group's demands as delusional. israel's position suggests even a temporary cease-fire remains far off as fears grow about war -- about more than one million palestinian refugees sheltering. tensions between israel and hezbollah have intensified after israeli towns and an army base came under attack. a barrage of missiles blamed on hezbollah fighters based in lebanon prompted israeli fighter jets to launch extensive trucks on the iran -- some israeli politicians have been calling for more aggressive action against hezbollah. former u.s. president donald trump said to be considering scaled-back commitments to some nato members as he attempts to return to the white house. sources tell us a trump is also looking to get ukraine and russia around a negotiating table. michael

and finally, an academic who became the governor of jakarta.he most critical of the policies and his running mate has strong ties with the largest muslim organization. this is a consequential election with a lot at stake. during his two terms in office, he helped to propel indonesia onto the global stage, establishing stronger ties with both the u.s. and china. >> we think that there will be implications. he has pushed for minimal investments. a lot of investments have been coming in from china, from south korea, from the u.s., from europe, so it could have some of the implications on who and whether indonesia will continue with the policies of the administration. haslinda: at home, he spent billions of dollars funding infrastructure projects and green lighting policies, such as moving the capital from jakarta, and expanding the high-speed rail, prompting debt concerns. indonesia aims to become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2025, whether it gets there are not may depend on how this government shapes its policies and priorities to d

jonathan head, bbc news, jakarta.ur is ditching a pledge to spend 28 billion pounds a year on environmental projects if it wins the general election. sir keir said he had no choice — claiming the policy was no longer affordable because the conservative party had crashed the economy. enviromental groups have criticised the move as "short sighted". prime minister rishi sunak said the labour leader "has confirmed he doesn't have a plan for britain". sir keirsaid all the green plans announced so far by labour — including money for battery factories and "clean steel" production — would remain in place. millions of people around the world are celebrating the lunar new year. in china, people are on the move as they head to their hometowns to celebrate with their families. 0ur china correspondent, laura bicker, has been speaking to people in beijing about their hopes ahead. some new year wishes need spiritual intervention. many young people in beijing come to the lama temple to pray for a job. a slowing economy means millions

thankfully, a in jakarta. thankfully, a brighter one injakarta.ghter one in terms of weather. what is the mood like? yes, the mood on the ground is, getting back into business. yesterday was a public harder dues holiday injakarta which made it easierfor the dues holiday injakarta which made it easier for the 20k eligible voters to make it to polling stations. just give you a sense of numbers, 820,000 polling station and each one is only capable of handling 300 voters. the reason why there are so many is because they are in close proximity to where voters are. many in walking distance of the large populations. it really is a very encouraging sign for democracy. they've made it as easy as possible for people to make their way to the polls with up the results started trickling in in the middle of the afternoon. polling closed at one p:m.. as results came in they started showing a trend that prabowo subianto was in the lead. his margins above the 50% of the vote. as of the afternoon played out in more and more clear that he was on course to win the pr

my colleague steve lai sent this report from jakarta, ahead of the presidential election.an't help but notice the number of young people. nearly half of the population is under the age of 30. but when it comes to employment, youngerjobseekers are struggling. for those under the age of 25, the unemployment rate is i9%. indonesia needs to create millions jobs for the young labour force. but i think what is more difficult is that to prepare this young labour force, to be able to respond to the new demand from the industry or from the economy. most of the labour force are not highly educated. they are not well trained. i'm in a busy part of jakarta where students from the university of indonesia like to hang out, and they're some of the lucky ones getting higher education. but even they have concerns about what the future holds when it's time for them tojoin the workforce. people say that our generation is a golden generation for indonesia. so i think the most important for president is who can support a young generation in all of ourgen z. everybody said we will create a gazi

and it may kind of be the bull reporting from jakarta for our team. not as uh, signing off of this hour. and by for me, for the day, no set worries to shay is ready and waiting.

it is named after god, no, initials, 1st president, author to asian games federation declared jakarta, the host of the 1962 for asian games back in 1958 precedents of cardinal assigned to 300 hector site. to be turned into a sports arena. that would accommodate the games during the same period. relations between jakarta and most school reach their peak, so it came as no surprise when president so card or trying to russia for collaboration and inspiration in building the arena rush. i showed support by funding the stadium with $12500000.00 us dollars and began the most project level got what you were in the car in his visit to moscow. he also made a visit to boston, of course, central cdm. it is a very large stadium as big as gill or a vin car. no, of course the car and i wanted the transfer technology to be obtained through this collaboration. in the end, it was agreed to start a project called last project, which consisted of chosen architects and engineers from moscow or brought to indonesia to build the stadium. you official grand opening of the stadium came exactly a month before

so wait on a camera for the academic previous governor of jakarta. is there anyone who is there any kind of not the back of the current president's, i'm vicious project to move the capital from jakarta to borneo is another one of the gunshot, a kind of well, he's got a long career and public service. a former governor of central java is the 1st criticism for promoting mining development in the area. but of course then of course we have the bible will still be on to the current defense minister. his previous a face allegations that he denies of human rights abuses. this is his 4th attempt, the taking the top job. well, let's discuss how the presidential, the pairings were supported in parliament ahead of this, but have a look for yourself. and this was backed by 3 political policies, which between them had a 167 seats. were talking about 29 percent of parliament and so beyond, so supported by full parties making up 45 percent of a house on panel as the backing of 2 parties that hold 25 percent of the seats. but this distribution is likely to change of

and it may gonna be the goal reporting from jakarta for our team. well, we are very spoilt indeed because we have a wonderful bottle of guests and lined up souls. a mess folks passed some of anya's hiring baterri come roots and spoke to us no for the good from puncher and so on. the spokes boston of gunshot monkwood, wip on the whole political spectrum on the will of the stager. thank you ladies and gentlemen of for joining. i'm the 1st thing i suppose i want to off butare just because we're getting those results in suggests that mississippi on toes got 58 percent at the moment. how we feed and confident we are very confident that we're going to come to this election with just one route. and we really think that this is what the best for our country. we can move on and a focus on the development of the new capital. and you know, what's the date or the political parties that has been separated because of the election? i and one more thing is that we really value the piece and this around at the, off the people off to indonesia. so i think with all th

first, president, officer to asian games federation declared jakarta, the host of the 1962 forth asian games back in 1958 precedents of cardinal assigned to 300 hector's site to be turned into a sports arena that would accommodate the game during the same period relations between jakarta and most school reach their peak, so it came as no surprise when president, so cardboard turned to russia for collaboration and inspiration in building the arena rush. i showed support by funding the stadium with $12500000.00 us dollars and began mosse project government got what you're interested partners visit to moscow. he also made a visit to boston, of course, central stadium. it is a very large stadium as the biggest deal or a been car enough of course, the car and i wanted to transfer technology to be obtained through this collaboration. in the end, it was agreed to start a project called last project, which consisted of chosen architects and engineers from law school and brought to indonesia to build the stadium. the official grand opening of the stadium came exactly a month before the game pre

it's actually introduced a task force to promote the use of the p a in cross border transactions. jakarta is already using national currencies and trade with china, japan, malaysia, and thailand. chicago was also told as business leaders to abandon the western swift payment system. question while with us here. this is our, the international the take a fresh look around. there's a life kaleidoscopic, isn't just a shifted reality distortion by power, tired vision with no real opinions. pictures design to simplify will confuse really once a better wills, and is it just because it shows you fractured images, presented to this, but can you see through their illusion going underground? can the russian states never is as tight as one of the most sense community best english. i'll send some of the same assistance, must be the one else calls question about this, even though we will then in the european union, the kremlin media mission, the state on the russians per day, and split the ortiz food net keeping our video agency, roughly all the band on youtube tv services for what question did you say

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the plans have gone. publish a joint press release attribute in jakarta as a court order. the statement criticized moscow and b, g. and claim that both the west and eliza shared a number of use that took a rush to and china. however, the nation defense minister said otherwise suggesting america scripted that narrative all on its own. there is no joint statement and no press conference. what is important for me to underline is that our relationship with china is very good. we respect each other, we already have mutual understanding, conveyed that in the us, we are close friends with china. we respect america, and we seek friendship with russia. well, adding a bit of defense to the u. s. bravo seemed to have a better looking outlook for the other neighbors. closer to home for indonesia, russia and china, i have always been considered important partners. in fact, defense cooperation, both multilateral and bi lateral, has been well established for many years. this type of cooperation aligns with any of its own national interests, but its principal, quote, free and after foreig

we can build life to jakarta and joined my colleague who has the very latest.ess here on the ground. if you haven't already, i urge you to go to the life page and you can see all the colour and pageantry of the elections. a very engaged electorate. as you mentioned, prabowo subianto is ahead in the early counting. this is not the official results, the official results will be tabulated and could come out as much as 35 days from now. but the sample has proved to be accurate in the past and it pointed to a victory for prabowo subianto, well ahead of his two other rivals. he was here a moment ago, he came on like a rock star atop a cart waving to visitors or spectators as he arrived, and he also left in the same way. we nearly got caught up in the crash as everyone wanted to get a glimpse of him. while he was here to celebrate what he claims to be a close to a victory, he said we still have to wait for official results, but he said we believe indonesian democracy is running well. you are on to say people have determined undecided. i'm going to get the faults of a

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jonathan head, bbc news, jakarta.ince december. it started shooting lover 80 metres into the air on thursday. it has dissipated today but still has caused significant damages. the images are extraordinary. rates have been destroyed and pipelines broken, cutting off hot water to part of the peninsula which is suffering freezing temperatures at the moment. schools, kindergartens, museums and other public institutions in the region are close today. it is hoped that the hot water will be restored within hours. there is a crack in the earth which is about two miles, which is three kilometres, long. you can see the lather there spewing across the road. really extraordinary images. that is all for me. i will be back shortly with the headlines. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. as temperatures have continued to rise, so the focus has shifted from snow to rain and flooding. this was the weather watcher picture taken earlier today in leicestershire. it's a combination of the rain and in some cases the melting snow

but there were challenges in jakarta, posters delivered pallet boxes through knee deep floodwaters and the sprawling list of candidates called some voters, major headaches. i was that off, i'm really not on this election really confuses me. none of the candidates visions, emissions are interesting and everything is just normal to have to elsewhere. the mood was jubilant. one pulling station was decked out with a valentine's day theme and handed out chocolates to voters a quarter century after the end of the brutal su harko dictatorship. the economy is growing, and ambitious infrastructure projects are underway. some worry about the front runner pro, so beyond those ties to the days of dictatorship and indonesia. but others say it's time to look forward to a brighter future. it's called democracy. people have the right to choose. they say it's a political dynasty and so on. but it's the people who vote democracy is in the hands of the people that the most of us take all there is no problem if the nation is getting better. so why not? indonesians won't have to wait long to find out how b

my colleague steve lai sent this report from jakarta, ahead of the presidential election. around you can't help but notice the number of young people. nearly half the population is under the age of 30 but when it comes to employment younger job—seekers are struggling. for those under the age of 25 the unemployment rate is 19%. we need to seekjobs being created for the young labour force but what is more difficult is to prepare this young labour force to be able to respond to the new demand from the industry, from the economy. most of the labour force are not highly educated, or well trained. i'm on a busy part ofjakarta where students from the university of indonesia likes to hang out and they are lucky because they are getting a higher education. but what will the future hold when join the workforce 7 i think the most important is a government that can support a young generation, gen z. every year, we have 1.5 million graduates and i don't understand how they can accommodate that. we are hoping they| don't give us empty promises. as youths, we are going to the workforce t

a few 100 kilometers east of the capitol, jakarta, thousands of people have been forced to flee, rising flood watches with norway dry to go. many displaced, people have camped out just above the water line. the slide water is very high. i've been living here since i was born, and this is the west flood. it reaches the roof. that's it happened abruptly, so we couldn't save up logan's. i left everything in the house, including my clothes. the water float was so strong to feed on floods the common during rainy season and java, that rescue teams on indonesia is most populated. island cannot keep up with the rising water. we don't have enough boats to evacuate people last night when we were collecting residents and robert boat flipped over because it was too crowded. so i was actuation if it's have shortcomings, like this. not to mention of volunteers who are exhausted. these are the challenges the floods add to the logistical hurdles. facing indonesia is upcoming presidential election. more than 200000000 versus a set to go to the polls. on wednesday, the country is spread out across a vast

jessica washington, that keeping an eye on that count for us in jakarta will be coming back to her as more, more results coming. thanks, jess. let's spring an hour and connie now he's a senior fellow for a southeast asian politics and foreign policy with the international institute for strategic studies. he joins us to from the engineers and capital into casa. and pro has last previous elections by lines, lines of fire quote. would he be anywhere near these numbers if, circa what or hadn't supported him? you know, that was really the key factor that made the difference in this election. a lot of indonesians were very attracted to this idea of these 2 former rivals who fought very tough contests against each other in 20142019 coming together on a ticket with jacoby presidents of cody son. keep it on record with me. rock, a joining pro as is running made and that seems to have put per below over the top based on these early quit counts that we're seeing as just as that. so it is the idea then that a vote for him as as a vote for continuity, so to speak. yeah, absolutely. they've given e

and finally, an academic who became the governor of jakarta. been the most critical of the policies and his running mate has strong ties with the largest muslim organization. this is a consequential election with a lot at stake. during his two terms in office, he help her veil -- propel indonesia onto the global stage, establishing stronger ties with both the u.s. and china. >> we think there will be very important implications to the region. a lot of investments have been coming in from china, from south korea, the u.s., and europe. so it does have some implications on the regional economy and whether indonesia will continue with the policies of the administration. >> at home, he spent billions of dollars funding infrastructure projects and green lighting such as moving the capital from jakarta and expanding high-speed rail, prompting debt concerns. indonesia aims to become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2045, whether it gets there are not may depend on how this government shapes its policies and priorities to drive growth. haslind

let's go live to jakarta now and my colleague steve lai. good to speak to you. the early counting and it looks like he will lead the count. i'm standing outside the hall where the venue for the after party, or where we are expecting prabowo to be arriving soon. behind me there is a line of photographers and camera is gearing up to welcome his arrival, there is a crowd in front of me as well. i'm a bit worried we might get jostled out of position while we are talking to you if he does arrive, but we will play at bay until then. i enjoyed her today, this evening, ljy i enjoyed her today, this evening, by our southeast asia correspondence, great have you with us, because we started the morning talking about what to expect with this election and the polls indicated prabowo could when this and it looks like he has exceeded expectations from the polls. the olls over expectations from the polls. the polls over the — expectations from the polls. the polls over the last few weeks have steadily— polls over the last few weeks have steadily increased his lead and fate it di