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Early results show defeat for Jakarta’s Christian governor
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Unofficial results showed the minority Christian governor of the Indonesian capital was resoundingly defeated on Wednesday by his Muslim challenger who swept up votes by appealing to a growing conservatism in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
Second round for Jakarta vote as governor loses momentum
Jakarta residents face another two months of campaigning, as the race to lead Indonesia’s capital was headed for a run-off election that will divide the city’s power-brokers along similar lines to the last presidential election.
Asia trade pact gains traction in Jakarta talks
THE US’s imminent exit from a massive Asia-Pacific trade deal has renewed urgency among nations huddled in Indonesia to hammer out a separate, China-backed pact.