Jokowi stays real in tight 選挙 race

Thousands of Jakarta 国民s waited hours at a 決起大会/結集させる for 大統領の 希望に満ちた Joko Widodo, but when he finally arrived on 行う/開催する/段階, he saw their outstretched 武器 and turned 支援する.

Standing above the people is not Jokowi's style.

Instead, he tied a 解放する/自由な bandanna around his 長,率いる and walked off the 行う/開催する/段階.

Police and organisers 交流d worried ちらりと見ることs, but Jokowi ignored their advice and spoke from in 前線 of the 壇・綱領・公約.

"Today, we're here to fight money politics, to fight 選挙 cheating," he said.

"Watch your neighbourhood, don't let anyone 分配する money to buy 投票(する)s."

Jakarta's popular 知事 was the favourite for the July 9 選挙, but the more than 20 per cent lead he had over Prabowo Subianto in March has almost 消えるd.

The race has polarised 投票者s and there have been some spiteful smear (選挙などの)運動をするs, 含むing one 尋問 Jokowi's 宗教.

At this central Jakarta 決起大会/結集させる on Thursday, 支持者s were encouraged not to engage in any nastiness.

激しく揺する 禁止(する)d played to the open-空気/公表する (人が)群がる, but the most popular song was any cover of Jokowi's catchy (選挙などの)運動をする song "Salam Dua Jari" (Two-Finger 迎える/歓迎するing) - referring to his number two placing on the 投票(する) paper.

One warm-up 行為/法令/行動する was 支持者 Ahmad Nasihun, who told the (人が)群がる he had walked about 500km across Java to collect 署名s on a large rolled-up sheet.

"Without our help, who will help Jokowi, poor Jokowi?" Ahmad said.

A more typical Jokowi 支持者, but no いっそう少なく 熱烈な, was university student Dimas.

"I hashtag for Jokowi on Facebook and Twitter," he said. "Jokowi is humble, he's a people person."

After his 簡潔な/要約する speech, hundreds 群れているd the 候補者 and a scuffle broke out when a woman tried to make off with a 運ぶ/漁獲高 of 解放する/自由な (選挙などの)運動をする 商品/売買する.

When it was (疑いを)晴らす they were not going to let him leave the stadium easily, Jokowi stood on the sill of his car door and waved - one more photo for the people.

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