JAKARTA
\nAround 100,000 people filled a Jakarta stadium on Saturday for a huge rally in support of Indonesian presidential election front runner Prabowo Subianto, just days ahead of one of the world\u2019s biggest one-day votes.
\nSupporters also turned out in their tens of thousands for the final rallies of his rival candidates \u2014 former provincial governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo \u2014 in the battle to lead the massive.
\nThird-time candidate Subianto, the current defence minister, is leading Baswedan and Pranowo by double digits in polls ahead of Wednesday\u2019s vote.
\n\u201cMe, my father and mother have supported Prabowo continuously since 2014,\u201d said Novita Agustina, a 24-year-old first-time voter who travelled four hours to see the ex-general speak.
\nShe lauded his work as defence minister and shrugged off rights groups\u2019 concerns about his track record, saying criticism was \u201cjust attacks from opponents… I don\u2019t want to hear anything bad\u201d. Others praised his tenacity in running a third time for the presidency.
\nThe crowd at the national stadium cheered as the 72-year-old Subianto launched into a characteristically fiery address. \u201cWe will fight to bring prosperity for all people of Indonesia,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe will continue what was already being built by previous presidents.\u201d Many Subianto supporters wore blue shirts, some emblazoned with an AI cartoon image of his face that has become synonymous with his campaign.
\nSubianto has campaigned on a pledge to eradicate extreme poverty, provide free school meals to children and milk to pregnant women, and continue President Joko Widodo\u2019s development drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JAKARTA Around 100,000 people filled a Jakarta stadium on Saturday for a huge rally in support of Indonesian presidential election front runner Prabowo Subianto, just days ahead of one of the world\u2019s biggest one-day votes. Supporters also turned out in their tens of thousands for the final rallies of his rival candidates \u2014 former provincial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-386552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n