JAKARTA: Incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or better known by his Hakka Chinese name "Ahok", and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat are facing a steep fight in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial polls.
There will also be regional elections conducted simultaneously in Indonesia, but the most talked about is the Jakarta polls.
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