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Opinion: Prabowo the Big Winner in Jakarta

Opinion: Prabowo the Big Winner in Jakarta

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Jul 14, 2012
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The ground has shifted in Jakarta and one wonders if the nation is far behind.

I took my own informal poll ahead of Wednesday’s gubernatorial election. As an expat, I can rarely be accused of having my finger on the pulse of the nation, but I asked friends, waiters, office workers, the odd taxi driver and my daughter’s nanny who they were going to vote f…

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