When the conversation turns to religion in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation, he gets particularly agitated.
Ex-general not willing to "accept an election that is stolen"; his team preparing legal challenge if he losesSTANDING up through the sunroof of a van, Prabowo Subianto leans down to shake hands and accept cash - sometimes bags of it - from tens of thousands of cheering supporters clogging up roads and sitting on rooftops. All of them are trying to get a glimpse of the man they want to be Indonesia's next president.
While mainstream polls have Mr Jokowi, 57, leading by a significant though narrowing margin, Mr Prabowo, 67, has painted a vastly different picture of the electorate in South-east Asia's biggest economy. His campaign has said internal numbers indicate he has a 24-point lead on Jokowi, and it's already preparing a court challenge if the result doesn't go its way.
It"would be surprising if Prabowo didn't cry foul and petition the Constitutional Court," he said."The prospect of protesters taking to the streets to oppose the result can't be entirely ruled out given the recent history of mass demonstrations in the capital." Both candidates have built campaign platforms around the economy. Mr Jokowi has vowed to create 100 million jobs over the next five years, while Mr Prabowo has promised tax cuts and to revive Indonesia's manufacturing industry.
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