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Indonesia's presidential election puts SE Asia's democracy to the test

Jokowi's pick of top Muslim cleric for VP poses risk to secular values

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo secured a second five-year term on Wednesday in the country's fourth presidential election since former President Suharto's dictatorship collapsed in 1998.

Now, attention is focused on whether Indonesia can remain a beacon of democracy in Asia -- both in name and practice -- as the voices of conservative Muslims grow louder.

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