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Indonesian Defense Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, left, and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming, speak to supporters in Jakarta on Feb. 14. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

NANA SHIBATA and ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- The results of Wednesday's presidential election in Indonesia will shift the political landscape in Southeast Asia's largest economy, with one analyst saying a power battle between Prabowo Subianto, who has claimed victory, and incumbent leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has begun.

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