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In Indonesia, over 190 million voters were Wednesday asked to choose between an incumbent president lauded for his infrastructure projects and a fiery nationalist with links to a brutal dictatorship. So far, the results are too close to call. ICYMI

Horses, elephants, motorbikes, boats and planes were pressed into service to get ballot boxes out across the vast archipelago.

Earlier, the call to prayer had rang out as voting began at first light in restive Papua province in the east.The campaign was punctuated by bitter mudslinging and a slew of fake news online -- much directed at the presidential contenders. Widodo -- a practising Muslim who has battled doubts about his piety -- jetted to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam, for a brief, pre-election pilgrimage Sunday.

Subianto's long-held presidential ambitions have been dogged by a chequered past and strong ties to the Suharto dictatorship, which collapsed two decades ago and opened the door for what is now the world's third-biggest democracy.

 

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