An Indonesian official holds a poster featuring Indonesian presidential candidates and their running mates Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla (right) and Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa (left) at a local election office in Jakarta on Monday. AFP PHOTO
JAKARTA: Indonesians vote on Wednesday in the country’s most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a checkered human rights record in a tight race.