Widodo-Kalla Ticket Can Broaden Indonesia Presidential Hopeful's Electoral Base

        0529 GMT [Dow Jones] Indonesia presidential front-runner Joko Widodo's choice of former vice president Jusuf Kalla as running mate for the July election will likely compliment his vote base in Java with votes from elsewhere, OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto says. "The 72-year-old ex-vice president would also bring hefty political experience to the table. Importantly, even as the runner-up Golkar party flips and flops in offering its support, JK can potentially win de facto support for the PDI-P coalition due to his personal popularity within that party," he says. (I-made.sentana@wsj.com)
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        May 19, 2014 01:29 ET (05:29 GMT)