Surveys show Luthfi, Andika locked in tight competition for Central Java governor post


Students counting voters during a general election training simulation at Karangpandang state senior high school in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Sept 27, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA: Former Central Java Police chief Ahmad Luthfi and former military chief Andika Perkasa remain locked in tight competition for Central Java governor, as shown in two surveys released a week before voting day on Nov 27.

An opinion poll released by Indikator Politik Indonesia on Sunday showed that Luthfi and running mate Muslim cleric Taj Yasin Maimoen were leading with 47.2 per cent, but Andika and his running mate Hendrar “Hendi” Prihadi, a former Semarang mayor, follow closely with 43.5 per cent.

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