Indonesia election 2024: rivals Ganjar and Baswedan eye deal to thwart Widodo’s succession plan
In recent weeks, officials backing former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan discreetly met several times to discuss a possible pact. That may include intensifying their campaigning in areas dominated by Prabowo in an attempt to dilute his votes and force a run-off election, according to people from both camps who declined to be named as the matter is sensitive.