JAKARTA 17 Apr (ANA) - Indonesia's president looks to be on course for re-election, according to unofficial results released within hours of polls closing.

 

Joko Widodo has a lead of more than 10% over his rival, the ex-general Prabowo Subianto, in some early results.

 

Official results are not expected until May, but the so-called "quick counts" - undertaken by polling companies - have proved correct in previous years.

 

Indonesia voted on Wednesday in one of the world's largest one-day elections.

 

More than 192 million people were eligible to cast their ballot to select 20,000 local and national lawmakers, including the president.

 

The presidential race was a re-match of the 2014 contest between Mr Widodo and Mr Prabowo, who both made political moves in line with the increased prominence of conservative Islam in the country.

 

A BBC poll, conducted by Kompas, puts Mr Widodo's share of the sample ballot counted so far at 55%, while his rival has 44%.(ANA)

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