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Indonesia Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto Set To Win Presidential Polls
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday looked set to become the new president of the world's third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede.
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Once Exiled From Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto On Track To Be President
Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and once banned from the United States, Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now poised to be the country's next leader on his third try for the office.
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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Indonesian Housewives Arrested Over False Claims Ahead Of Polls: Police
Three Indonesian housewives have been arrested over an online video that claimed President Joko Widodo would ban prayer and make gay marriage legal in the Muslim majority country if re-elected, police said on Monday.
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Investors Rate Rupee First In Poll As Asia Currencies Edge Out Others
India's rupee and the Indonesian rupiah -- the region's two highest-yielding currencies -- took first and third place in the poll, in which 18 investors, traders and strategists were asked to gauge the resilience of currencies when it comes to a suite of risk factors looming in the second half.
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Indonesians in Legal Challenge to Scrapping Local Polls
Indonesian rights groups and concerned citizens mounted a legal challenge on Monday to parliament's decision to scrap direct elections for local leaders, a move criticised as weakening the country's young democracy.
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Indonesian Police Fire Tear Gas at Poll Protesters
Indonesian police fired tear gas Thursday to disperse protesters trying to get close to a court set to rule on a challenge to the legality of last month's elections.
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Indonesia's Widodo Hangs on to Slim Lead Before Poll
Indonesian presidential hopeful Joko Widodo has a lead of less than three percentage points over his rival, a poll showed Tuesday, a day before the country's tightest election since the downfall of dictator Suharto.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Still Leads Despite Rival's Surge: Poll
Indonesian presidential favourite Joko Widodo still has a comfortable lead less than two weeks before polling day despite a surge in his rival's popularity, a survey showed Friday.
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Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll
Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three months from now.
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Indonesia Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto Set To Win Presidential Polls
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday looked set to become the new president of the world's third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede.
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Once Exiled From Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto On Track To Be President
Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and once banned from the United States, Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now poised to be the country's next leader on his third try for the office.
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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Indonesian Housewives Arrested Over False Claims Ahead Of Polls: Police
Three Indonesian housewives have been arrested over an online video that claimed President Joko Widodo would ban prayer and make gay marriage legal in the Muslim majority country if re-elected, police said on Monday.
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Investors Rate Rupee First In Poll As Asia Currencies Edge Out Others
India's rupee and the Indonesian rupiah -- the region's two highest-yielding currencies -- took first and third place in the poll, in which 18 investors, traders and strategists were asked to gauge the resilience of currencies when it comes to a suite of risk factors looming in the second half.
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Indonesians in Legal Challenge to Scrapping Local Polls
Indonesian rights groups and concerned citizens mounted a legal challenge on Monday to parliament's decision to scrap direct elections for local leaders, a move criticised as weakening the country's young democracy.
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Indonesian Police Fire Tear Gas at Poll Protesters
Indonesian police fired tear gas Thursday to disperse protesters trying to get close to a court set to rule on a challenge to the legality of last month's elections.
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Indonesia's Widodo Hangs on to Slim Lead Before Poll
Indonesian presidential hopeful Joko Widodo has a lead of less than three percentage points over his rival, a poll showed Tuesday, a day before the country's tightest election since the downfall of dictator Suharto.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Still Leads Despite Rival's Surge: Poll
Indonesian presidential favourite Joko Widodo still has a comfortable lead less than two weeks before polling day despite a surge in his rival's popularity, a survey showed Friday.
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Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll
Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three months from now.
