JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian capital's deputy governor, Fauzi Bowo, was heading for a comfortable victory over a rival backed by a conservative Islamic party after early vote counting on Wednesday, in the first direct elections to control the city.
Voting for governor followed a campaign that threw a spotlight on the role of Islam in politics, corruption and a host of social and environmental problems in the sprawling, chaotic city of around 10 million.
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