JAKARTA, Indonesia — With a broad smile on his face, Jakarta city council candidate Rian Ernest answers almost every question about his faith with the same line. “It’s the kind of mindset that might make some non-Muslim candidates think twice about campaigning in a conservative Muslim community,” Ernest said. “The most important thing is that legislative candidates want to go …
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