Voting for Indonesia’s presidential election starts on February 14, and while the main issues are the economy, living standards, and moving the capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo, none of the three candidates can ignore the national sport.
Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo know that when every vote counts, it is wise to stay onside with football fans. With 52 percent of the country’s population of 270 million consisting of people between 18 and 39, the sport is seen as an effective way to communicate with a huge part of the electorate.
“Football is an easy…
