JAKARTA (Reuters) - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was elected five years ago, the former furniture salesman seemed to offer a clean break from the military and political elite that had clung to power since the fall of strongman ruler Suharto in 1998.
Now, Widodo, 57, is running on his own record for a second term in Wednesday's election, with a comfortable lead in most opinion polls over his rival, former general Prabowo Subianto.
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