JAKARTA: Several Indonesian Islamic clerics have issued an edict telling Muslims not to vote for a female presidential candidate, reports said yesterday.
Incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri is the only woman among five candidates for the July 5 poll, when Indonesians for the first time will directly elect their leader.
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