Widodo holds lead ahead of presidential polls

JAKARTA, Indonesia - With just over a month to go before the presidential election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds a double-digit lead over his challenger, retired general Prabowo Subianto, according to an opinion poll released this week.

The April 17 election looks like it will be a rerun of the 2014 race, which saw Widodo beat Prabowo by almost six percentage points.

Widodo appears to be enjoying an advantage as the incumbent this time, with several recent surveys showing him likely to win about 55 percent of the vote, while Prabowo trails with about 32 percent.