Jakarta governor elections: who will transform Indonesia's sinking metropolis?

Published on November 22, 2024

Three candidates are in serious contention for governor of Southeast Asia's largest city. Do their promises to fix Jakarta's worsening air pollution, poor waste infrastructure and chronic flooding hold water?

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