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Prabowo leads initial campaign finance data with $2 million
The KPU's campaign finance data show that Prabowo is leading with Rp 31.4 billion (US$2 million) in funds raised by the start of the campaign season, followed by Ganjar with Rp 23.3 billion and Anies bringing in the rear with a paltry Rp 1 billion in only personal funds.
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Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo (center) greets Muhaimin Iskandar (second right), the running mate of presidential candidate Anies Baswedan (right), surrounded by (from left) his running mate Mahfud MD, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and Prabowo’s running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, before the inaugural presidential debate on Dec. 12 at the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka tops the list of initial funds pooled by candidate pairs to support their election campaigns, while Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar is at the bottom, according to the latest campaign finance data released by the General Elections Commission (KPU).
The data refer to the total value of money, goods and services amassed at the beginning of the campaign season, which is reported by each candidate pair to the election organizer as required by law. The contributions to campaign funds can come from the candidates, political parties, individuals, groups and corporations.
According to the data, Prabowo raised an initial fund totaling Rp 31.4 billion (US$2 million) for his campaign, of which Rp 29.4 billion or 93.6 percent was donated by the political parties grouped in the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM), led by Prabowo's Gerindra Party.
Prabowo and Gibran together contributed Rp 2 billion to their campaign fund.
Coming in second are Ganjar Pranowo and running mate Mahfud MD, who raised Rp 23.3 billion in initial funding.
In contrast to the Prabowo campaign, which sourced most of its funding from political parties, corporations provided the largest share of contributions to the presidential campaign of the former Central Java governor, who is backed by an electoral alliance led by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Ganjar and Mahfud together contributed Rp 100 million to their campaign.
