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What’s at stake in Indonesia, which is choosing a president and some 20,000 other office holders

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Wednesday opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials. The world’s third-largest democracy is holding its fifth presidential and legislative elections since shaking off a dictatorship in 1998. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands and more than 270 million people from about …

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