Governor of Indonesia's capital Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (C) shows his ballot as he stands beside his son Nicholas Sean Purnama (L) and his wife Veronica Tan during an election for Jakarta's governor in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The race to become governor of Indonesia's capital was heading for a second round between the incumbent Christian and a Muslim former education minister after neither appeared to win a majority in a Wednesday election.
The Jakarta poll has been overshadowed by religious tensions, with Islamist-led protests against Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, and calls for voters to choose a Muslim leader for the city.
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