Alexander R. Arifianto, a research fellow with RSIS, wrote that with the election less than a year away, the two leading candidates are Joko Widodo, who is seeking a second five-year term as president, and Lt-Gen (Rtd) Prabowo Subianto, leader of the Gerindra Party, who was his primary opponent during the 2014 presidential election. However, given the shifting political allegiances among the 20 political parties that are contesting the general election and the presidential race, the emergence of other contenders cannot be ruled out.