Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (![audio speaker icon]()
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Before Kalla said he would run as a running mate for Joko Widodo in the 2014 presidential election, polling numbers showed Kalla as the front-runner of the elction. He is the first person to hold two non-consecutive terms as Vice President of Indonesia.
