Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana Widodo gesture after voting at a polling center in Jakarta on Wednesday. Widodo is up against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in the polls. AFP PHOTO
Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana Widodo gesture after voting at a polling center in Jakarta on Wednesday. Widodo is up against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in the polls. AFP PHOTO

JAKARTA: Indonesians voted on Wednesday in the tightest and most divisive presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, pitting Jakarta governor Joko Widodo against Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with a checkered human rights record.

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