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Indonesia’s Model Election Ends in Belated Violence

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May 25, 2019
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It was a sad end to a remarkably well run and peaceful election involving 190 million eligible voters spread over 17,000 islands for a multitude of posts ranging from president to legislators and city and local officials. About six people died in protests on May 21-22 in demonstrations and a riot in central Jakarta which followed the official announceme…

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