Anies Baswedan poised to be next governor of Jakarta after bitter contest

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated April 20 2017 - 5:33pm, first published 5:22pm
JAKARTA, INDONESIA- APRIL 19: Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (L), with his wife Veronica (R), and son Nicholas (C) arrive to cast their ballot the second round at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 19, 2017.?? Photo Jefri Tarigan
. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
JAKARTA, INDONESIA- APRIL 19: Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (L), with his wife Veronica (R), and son Nicholas (C) arrive to cast their ballot the second round at a polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 19, 2017.?? Photo Jefri Tarigan . Photo: Jefri Tarigan

Jakarta: Anies Baswedan is poised to become the next governor of Jakarta in October after one of the most bitter and polarising elections in the history of Indonesia's nascent democracy.