This Gerindra politician is now more popular than Prabowo: explaining the curious rise of Dedi Mulyadi

When the public loses clarity about which camp offers an alternative, it does not look for one in an empty space. It finds a figure whose performance is widely appreciated in his province, enjoying an image that stands in sharp contrast to the public's negative assessment of the president.

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