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World Service,10 mins

Indonesia's democratic progress

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Indonesians are electing a new president today. It's the second time citizens have been able to vote freely for their head of state. In fact, it's a decade since Indonesia made the transition from repressive military regime to functioning democracy. Now it's held up as the freest democracy in the region. Our former Jakarta corrrespondent Lucy Williamson has been looking at how they've done it.

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