Indonesian President Joko Widodo won a new term, unofficial early results show, but his nationalist opponent questioned the count
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Early unofficial results showed Indonesians re-electing President Joko Widodo for a second five-year term, but his nationalist opponent questioned the count, setting up a period of political uncertainty in the world’s third-largest democracy.
The results Wednesday showed that 54%-56% of voters in the nation of more than 260 million people opted for Mr. Widodo, sticking with his mix of steady economic growth, spending on infrastructure and cautious embrace of conservative Islam in the world’s most populous...
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