Election campaigns are very costly. They involve many expenses that are not too clear where the sourcing comes from. The total sum collected, and the amount actually spent is not known for certain. Yet everything concerning campaign funding should be reported honestly and transparently. If this rule is broken, fraud, inequality, corruption, and eventually money politics can all too easily result. According to NGOs Transparency International Indonesia and Indonesia Corruption Watch, quite possibly this has already happened. TEMPO takes a close look at the presidential campaign funds to date.

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