Secularists advance in Indonesian elections

The secular party of Indonesia’s president tripled its share of the vote in parliamentary elections and support for religious parties nose-dived – a sign of how even devout believers in the world’s most populous Muslim nation are delinking faith and politics.

Secularists advance in Indonesian elections

The secular party of Indonesia’s president tripled its share of the vote in parliamentary elections and support for religious parties nose-dived – a sign of how even devout believers in the world’s most populous Muslim nation are delinking faith and politics.

Many say they’ve had enough of unpopular laws and edicts pushed through by hard-liners, regulating women’s dress and banning everything from smoking to yoga.

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