Jakarta's Christian governor Wednesday looked set to lose to a Muslim former government minister in a divisive run-off election that has stoked religious tension in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Other pollsters showed similar results.
These quick counts, which project results based on a sample of votes from various polling stations, have been largely accurate in previous elections and were analysed by Jakarta-based think-tanks Populi Centre, Charta Politika, Indo Barometer and Vox Pol Centre.
The allegations drew hundreds of thousands of conservative Muslims onto the streets of Jakarta in major protests previous year, and led to Purnama - known by his nickname Ahok - being put on trial for blasphemy in a case critics see as politically motivated.
Religious tensions have been an undercurrent in the campaign, with Basukion trial for blasphemy over comments he made a year ago that many took to be insulting to Islam.
A former minister staged a decisive victory in Jakarta's knife-edge gubernatorial election yesterday, after he courted the support of hardline Islamic groups opposed to the Chinese-Christian incumbent.
Ahok was elected as deputy governor on a popular anti-establishment ticket along with Joko Widodo as governor, and stepped up into the city's top job when Widodo ascended to the country's presidency.
During the first round election, Ahok and Djarot had won at the Gambir 4 polling station with 153 votes. Ahok's rival Baswedan was supported by politicians that Jokowi unexpectedly bested in the 2014 presidential election and who will be seeking to unseat him in 2019.
While Baswedan himself has taken a step back from the aggressive rhetoric of the first half of the campaign, analysts say, conservative Islamic groups have picked up the slack.
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The call for a relatively light sentence came as Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, 50, was heading for defeat in Wednesday's election against his Muslim opponent Anies Baswedan.
"Our focus is social justice, ending inequality and our commitment is to safeguard diversity and unity", Baswedan told a news conference.
A series of massive protests, the largest being attended by more than 200,000 Muslims, were staged to call for Ahok's arrest for the alleged blasphemy.
After offering his congratulations to Baswedan and his running mate - businessman and multi-millionaire Sandiago Uno, Ahok said he will continue to work hard to improve Jakarta before handing over the office in six months time. "We hope that in the future everyone can forget the campaign period".
Political watchers such as Associate Professor Leonard Sebastian had said the election would be a test of pluralism and political Islam.
If convicted, he faces a maximum five-year jail sentence, though could still govern while appeals are heard.
Citigroup said in an investor note that, despite the potential for renewed protests if Purnama won, it was maintaining a Jakarta stock index target of 6,150 by the end of 2017, up from around 5,600 now.
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