Indonesia Begins Voting

About one hundred and 90 million registered voters have begun casting ballots to elect the president of Indonesia.

They are choosing between Joko Widodo, the governor of Jakarta, and Prabowo Subianto, a former army general.

Opinion polls so far suggest it will be a very tight race. Mr Widodo, also known as Jokowi, appeared to be leading in opinion polls early on, but that margin narrowed as Mr Subianto gained grounds.

SOURCE: BBC