Indonesia election race heats up over Jokowi's nickel strategy

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's vice presidential candidates representing their tickets zeroed in on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's nickel industry strategy in a debate on Sunday night ahead of the upcoming presidential election on Feb. 14.

The official debate, fourth of the five-part series, highlighted topics of sustainable development, natural resources and food security, featuring VP hopefuls Gibran Rakabuming, Mohammad Mahfud MD and Muhaimin Iskandar. They are running mates of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, former Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo and former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan, respectively.