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Aug 03, 2016
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Jakarta’s popular, graft-busting governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama will run for reelection on a party ticket after all, jettisoning an independent 2017 bid that had thrilled millions and rankled the political establishment.

The governor, popularly known as Ahok, cooled on his earlier commitment as it became clear an independent run would leave him overly e…

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