INDONESIA-ELECTION

James Giggacher - 08 Jul, 2014

TO GO WITH STORY INDONESIA-ELECTION BY SAM REEVES
An Indonesian official holds a poster featuring Indonesian presidential candidates and their running mates at a local election office in Jakarta on July 7, 2014. Indonesians vote on July 9, in the country’s most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a chequered human rights record in a tight race. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

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James Giggacher was editor of New Mandala from 2015 to 2017.
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