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Politics

Scepticism as Gibran Rakabuming Raka runs for Indonesia’s vice presidency

Gibran Rakabuming Raka is the eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo [File: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]

Solo, Indonesia – For more than 40 years, Sarti has been cycling his pedicab around the streets of the Indonesian city of Surakarta, or Solo.

It’s a tough job, especially in the relentless heat, and the wiry 67-year-old’s muscles strain as he pushes on the pedals to manoeuvre his vehicle through the traffic. Sweat drips from his brow and he puffs his way along the narrow backstreets, his passengers seated in the canopied cab in front of him.

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