Indonesians to Vote in Close Presidential Race

Voters in Indonesia, the world's third largest democracy, head to the polls July 9 to choose a new president in a race described as one of the tightest in recent history. Some 190 million Indonesians, including about 67 million first-time voters, will choose between two candidates with very distinct leadership styles: one is a former general with ties to ex-dictator Suharto and the other is the Jakarta governor considered to be a "man of the people."  Both men are vying...

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