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| Jakarta election: Tense run-off expected for governor post | Jakarta election: Tense run-off expected for governor post |
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| Voters in the Indonesian capital Jakarta are electing a governor after a campaign which has heightened religious and racial tensions. | |
| Opinion polls suggest incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, is running neck-and-neck with Anies Rasyid Baswedan, a Muslim. | Opinion polls suggest incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, is running neck-and-neck with Anies Rasyid Baswedan, a Muslim. |
| Mr Purnama won the first round in February with 43% of the vote, while Mr Baswedan had 40%. | Mr Purnama won the first round in February with 43% of the vote, while Mr Baswedan had 40%. |
| Mr Purnama is currently on trial on blasphemy charges. | Mr Purnama is currently on trial on blasphemy charges. |
| He is accused of mocking a verse in the Koran. | He is accused of mocking a verse in the Koran. |
| The verse had been used by his opponents in the world's most-populous Muslim country to argue that Muslims should not vote for a non-Muslim leader. | The verse had been used by his opponents in the world's most-populous Muslim country to argue that Muslims should not vote for a non-Muslim leader. |
| Mr Purnama, or "Ahok" denies blasphemy, saying his comments were aimed at politicians "incorrectly" using the Koran against him. | Mr Purnama, or "Ahok" denies blasphemy, saying his comments were aimed at politicians "incorrectly" using the Koran against him. |
| If convicted, he faces a maximum five-year jail sentence, though could still govern while appeals are heard. | If convicted, he faces a maximum five-year jail sentence, though could still govern while appeals are heard. |
| During the campaign, hundreds of thousands of people took part in protest rallies against Mr Purnama. | During the campaign, hundreds of thousands of people took part in protest rallies against Mr Purnama. |
| A coalition of hardline Islamic groups that supports Mr Basedan says it is deploying at least 100 monitors at each polling station across the capital. | A coalition of hardline Islamic groups that supports Mr Basedan says it is deploying at least 100 monitors at each polling station across the capital. |
| Police have warned that any physical or psychological intimidation is illegal, while President Joko Widodo has called for calm. | Police have warned that any physical or psychological intimidation is illegal, while President Joko Widodo has called for calm. |
| The Jakarta Post has described the campaign as "the dirtiest, most polarising and most divisive the nation has ever seen". | The Jakarta Post has described the campaign as "the dirtiest, most polarising and most divisive the nation has ever seen". |
| This election is being seen as a choice between the secular policies Indonesia has practised since independence and a hardline political Islam that has strengthened in recent years, the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta reports. | This election is being seen as a choice between the secular policies Indonesia has practised since independence and a hardline political Islam that has strengthened in recent years, the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta reports. |
| Mr Purnama is the first Christian and minority ethnic Chinese leader of Jakarta in over 50 years. | Mr Purnama is the first Christian and minority ethnic Chinese leader of Jakarta in over 50 years. |
| He stepped into the role from the deputy post without election in 2014, when his predecessor, Mr Widodo, became president. | He stepped into the role from the deputy post without election in 2014, when his predecessor, Mr Widodo, became president. |
| About 85% of Indonesia's population are Muslim, but the country officially respects six religions. | About 85% of Indonesia's population are Muslim, but the country officially respects six religions. |