Indonesia set for repeat contest in 2019 polls

Jakarta

FORMER Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto has accepted the endorsement of the main opposition party to stand as a candidate in a presidential election next year, setting the stage for a rematch with President Joko Widodo.

Mr Prabowo, who narrowly lost the election in 2014 to Mr Joko, is chairman of the nationalist Gerindra Party which forms the main opposition alongside two Islamic parties.

"We have affirmed that Mr Prabowo is ready to be a presidential candidate and has received the party's mandate to proceed as presidentia…