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Indonesia election

Ganjar Pranowo, Indonesia's once-rising star aiming to regain support

Ruling party's presidential candidate struggles as Jokowi backers shift to Prabowo

Indonesian presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo delivers a speech during a campaign rally Jan. 21 in Bandung, the capital of West Java province.   © Reuters

This is the third of three profiles of the candidates for Indonesia's Feb. 14 presidential election.

JAKARTA -- Former Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo, an Indonesian presidential candidate backed by the ruling party, is hoping to expand support in the final stretch of the campaign after he lost popularity over the past year.

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