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Indonesian Authorities Seek to Cool Prabowo Election Protest

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Apr 20, 2019
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Civic and government leaders including former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have thrown cold water on plans by losing presidential election candidate Prabowo Subianto to hold a massive protest rally in the center of Jakarta.

Despite a fairly-decisive trouncing in April 17 national elections, Prabowo continued to insist he had won a 62 percent victor…

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