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View all search resultsFor those who expected the presidential poll to be decided in two rounds, the result, based on the quick count method conducted by a number of pollsters, was a continuation of a trend prevailing since 2009 that presidential elections finish after a single round.
Bapanas head Arief Prasetyo Adi said the agency together with Bulog and other relevant ministries had received the order from the President to deal with rice scarcity both in traditional and modern markets around the country.
Just a week out from the poll, up to 2,000 students from several universities are expected to join a rally in the center of the capital Jakarta, calling for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to remain neutral in the hotly contested race.
The incumbent president is barred from a third term but remains hugely popular, with observers saying he is using his influence to install his sons into prominent political positions, moves that have raised eyebrows in the archipelago nation.
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